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Table 5 Physical and cognitive function and self-rated health in the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study.

From: The Boston Puerto Rican Health Study, a longitudinal cohort study on health disparities in Puerto Rican adults: challenges and opportunities

Characteristic (%)

Men

Women

 

Ages 45-59

Ages 60-75

Ages 45-59

Ages 60-75

Physical impairmenta

    

No impairment

45.0*

38.8*

27.3**

19.6

Some impairment

37.1

46.3

48.1

43.2

Considerable impairment

17.9

15.0

24.6

37.2

Cognitive impairmentb

    

No impairment

78.5**

74.0*

73.4**

61.4

Mild impairment

17.5

15.1

23.2

26.6

Considerable impairment

4.0

11.0

3.4

12.0

Self-reported health status

    

Very good or excellent

14.7*

15.7*

11.1**

5.7

Good

27.9

24.5

18.6

11.7

Fair

49.0

49.7

56.3

66.0

Poor

8.4

10.2

13.8

16.6

  1. *P < 0.05, overall between sex, within age category
  2. **P < 0.05 overall between age categories, within sex
  3. a Defined as Activities of Daily Living score of zero (none), 1-5 (some) or ≥ 6 (considerable)
  4. b Defined based on MMSE score and educational level. Considerable impairment = 11-17 for all levels; mild impairment = 18 through 21 for middle school, 23 for high school, and 24 for college or graduate school; scores above those cutoff values by educational level are considered no impairment.
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