Table 3 Explanatory variables ^a for IADL functional capacity

SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC

Level of education

Illiterate

3.92

(2.14 – 7.20)

3.32

(1.39 – 7.90)

Up to 4^th grade

1.57

(0.91 – 2.71)

3.56

(1.62 – 7.84)

5^th to 8^th grade

0.92

(0.48 – 1.74)

1.52

(0.59 – 3.90)

Above 8^th grade

1.00

-

1.00

-

HEALTH CONDITIONS AND LIFESTYLE

Has any healthcare professional ever told you that you had cancer or a malignant tumor, except for skin tumors (non-melanoma)

Yes

8.07

(1.07 – 60.93)

11.22

(1.15 – 109.13)

No

1.00

-

1.00

-

MOBILITY ASSESSMENT

What is the level of difficulty to walk 400 meters?

Impossible/very difficult

26.94

(13.40 – 54.17)

39.50

(14.86 – 105.0)

Moderately difficult

7.67

(3.23 – 18.22)

7.25

(2.81 – 18.71)

Little difficulty/none

1.00

-

1.00

-

SENSORY ASPECT: Vision

Wears glasses or contact lenses

Yes

0.36

(0.24 – 0.53)

0.45

(0.26 – 0,.7)

No

1.00

-

1.00

-

EMOTIONAL ASPECTS

Do you often feel abandoned?

Yes

2.45

(1.54 – 3.91)

1.82

(1.01 – 3.27)

No

1-00

-

1,00

-

Have you been feeling that you have more memory problems than other people your age?

Yes

1.78

(1.04-3.06)

1.93

(0.96–3.91)

No

1.00

-

1.00

-