Baseline classification by the Barthel Index and Lawton Scale overall and stratified by sex
| Baseline functional status | Total n=241 | Women n=113 | Men n=128 | P values* |
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Overall functional impairment (Barthel Index <60 or moderate, severe or total dependence based on the Lawton IADL Scale), n (%) | 92 (38.2) | 50 (44.2) | 42 (32.8) | 0.068 |
| Barthel Index(BADL), n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Independent (score: 100) | 86 (37.5) | 24 (21.2) | 62 (48.4) | |
| Mildly dependent (score: 60–95) | 124 (51.5) | 68 (60.2) | 56 (43.8) | |
| Moderately dependent (score: 40–55) | 15 (6.2) | 10 (8.8) | 5 (3.9) | |
| Severely dependent (score: 20–35) | 12 (5) | 9 (8) | 3 (2.3) | |
| Totally dependent (score: <20) | 4 (1.7) | 2 (1.8) | 2 (1.6) | |
| Lawton Scale(IADL), n (%) | 0.011 | |||
| Independent (women 8 points, men 5) | 76 (31.5) | 32 (28.3) | 44 (34.4) | |
| Mildly dependent (women 6–7 points, men 4) | 73 (30.3) | 31 (27.4) | 42 (32.8) | |
| Moderately dependent (women 4–5 points, men 2–3) | 43 (17.8) | 16 (14.2) | 27 (21.1) | |
| Severely dependent (women 2–3 points, men 1) | 27 (11.2) | 18 (15.9) | 9 (7) | |
| Totally dependent (women 0–1 point, men 0) | 22 (9.1) | 16 (14.2) | 6 (4.7) |
*X2.
BADL, basic activities of daily living; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living.