The Impact of Physical Activity on Disability Incidence among Older Adults in Mexico and the United States
Table 2
(a) Age-standardized prevalence of ADL limitations at baseline, by country
United States
Mexico
(unweighted )
(unweighted )
(weighted )
(weighted )
Standardized rate
Standardized rate
Percent reporting at least one ADL limitation
11.5%
10.6%
Percent reporting each ADL limitation:
Walking
5.2%
7.5%
Bathing
5.0%
5.3%
Eating
2.1%
3.0%
Transferring in/out of bed
4.6%
7.2%
Toileting
4.2%
5.2%
Total number of ADL limitations reported:
None
88.5%
89.4%
One
6.2%
3.2%
Two
2.7%
2.4%
Three
1.3%
1.7%
Four
0.7%
1.4%
Five
0.6%
1.9%
(b) Age-standardized prevalence of physical activity at baseline by country and functional limitations
United States
Mexico
(unweighted )
(unweighted )
(weighted )
(weighted )
Standardized rate
Standardized rate
Percent reporting physical activity
45.9%
28.6%
By number of functional limitations (at time 1)
0
43.9%
27.2%
1
1.3%
0.5%
2 or more ADL limitations
0.6%
0.5%
Notes: Age standardized using the weighted average of the two countries as the standard; population 51 years and older in the USA and 52 years and older in Mexico; weighted statistics using community-dwelling population only; significant differences between countries at .