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Table 3 Descriptive statistics for NFAS items and domain scores by gender (N = 1620)

From: Functional ability in a population: normative survey data and reliability for the ICF based Norwegian Function Assessment Scale

  

All

Males

Females

 

Domain/itema

(mean)

(SD)

(mean)

(SD)

(mean)

(SD)

p-valueb

Walking/standing:

1.25

0.47

1.16

0.37

1.30

0.51

<0.001

1.

Standing

1.19

0.48

1.12

0.38

1.24

0.54

<0.001

2.

Walking less than a kilometre on flat ground

1.19

0.56

1.11

0.43

1.25

0.63

<0.001

3.

Walking more than a kilometre on flat ground

1.32

0.74

1.21

0.59

1.41

0.84

<0.001

4.

Walking on different surfaces

1.24

0.56

1.16

0.46

1.31

0.62

<0.001

5.

Going up and down stairs

1.33

0.63

1.22

0.53

1.41

0.69

<0.001

6.

Going shopping for your groceries

1.18

0.49

1.09

0.37

1.25

0.56

<0.001

7.

Putting on your shoes and socks

1.21

0.48

1.19

0.43

1.23

0.52

0.33

Holding/picking up things

1.14

0.32

1.08

0.19

1.18

0.36

<0.001

8.

Picking up a coin from a table with your fingers

1.10

0.37

1.07

0.30

1.13

0.41

<0.001

9.

Holding and turning a steering wheel

1.06

0.35

1.01

0.11

1.10

0.46

<0.001

10.

Driving a car

1.14

0.57

1.04

0.03

1.23

0.72

<0.001

11.

Preparing food

1.10

0.39

1.07

0.37

1.12

0.40

<0.001

12.

Writing

1.11

0.38

1.07

0.31

1.15

0.43

<0.001

13.

Performing everyday tasks on your own

1.15

0.43

1.07

0.30

1.20

0.50

<0.001

14.

Engaging in your leisure activities

1.30

0.65

1.21

0.53

1.36

0.72

<0.001

15.

Putting on and taking off your clothes

1.13

0.39

1.09

0.30

1.16

0.44

0.001

Lifting/carrying

1.23

0.46

1.12

0.30

1.31

0.52

<0.001

16.

Lifting an empty soda bottle crate from the floor

1.15

0.51

1.07

0.32

1.21

0.62

<0.001

17.

Carrying shopping bags in your hands

1.23

0.55

1.08

0.33

1.35

0.65

<0.001

18.

Carrying a little sack/backpack on your shoulders or back

1.20

0.56

1.09

0.36

1.29

0.67

<0.001

19.

Pushing and pulling with your arms

1.31

0.56

1.19

0.47

1.41

0.69

<0.001

20.

Cleaning your house

1.33

0.64

1.18

0.50

1.44

0.71

<0.001

21.

Washing your clothes

1.16

0.49

1.13

0.48

1.17

0.50

0.02

Sitting

1.10

0.32

1.05

0.22

1.14

0.35

<0.001

22.

Sitting on a kitchen chair

1.08

0.34

1.05

0.25

1.12

0.39

<0.001

23.

Riding as a passenger in a car

1.06

0.27

1.03

0.20

1.08

0.32

<0.001

24.

Riding as a passenger on public transport

1.15

0.54

1.07

0.36

1.22

0.64

<0.001

Managing

1.25

0.41

1.19

0.35

1.29

0.44

<0.001

25.

Staying alert and being able to concentrate

1.26

0.50

1.20

0.46

1.30

0.53

<0.001

26.

Working in groups

1.18

0.52

1.14

0.46

1.22

0.57

0.01

27.

Guiding others in their activities

1.19

0.56

1.14

0.50

1.23

0.60

0.001

28.

Managing everyday responsibility

1.15

0.41

1.10

0.35

1.19

0.46

<0.001

29.

Managing everyday stress and strains

1.33

0.58

1.23

0.50

1.40

0.46

<0.001

30.

Managing to take criticism

1.34

0.61

1.27

0.56

1.40

0.64

<0.001

31.

Managing to control your anger and aggression

1.29

0.53

1.25

0.49

1.32

0.56

0.03

Cooperation/communication

1.18

0.32

1.16

0.28

1.18

0.32

0.25

32.

Remembering things

1.42

0.61

1.39

0.58

1.45

0.62

0.05

33.

Understanding spoken messages

1.21

0.48

1.21

0.46

1.21

0.49

0.81

34.

Understanding written messages

1.07

0.31

1.06

0.29

1.08

0.33

0.06

35.

Speaking

1.07

0.28

1.05

0.25

1.08

0.31

0.03

36.

Participating in a conversation with many people

1.19

0.49

1.19

0.48

1.19

0.50

0.71

37.

Using the telephone

1.07

0.32

1.05

0.26

1.09

0.35

0.06

Senses

1.05

0.22

1.03

0.17

1.06

0.25

0.02

38.

Watching television

1.05

0.24

1.03

0.18

1.06

0.28

0.01

39.

Listening to the radio

1.04

0.26

1.03

0.20

1.05

0.30

0.20

Total scores

1.20

0.31

1.13

0.21

1.24

0.34

<0.001

  1. a Items use a four-point scale of no difficulty, some difficulty, much difficulty and could not do it. Domain scores and total scores are calculated by adding item responses and dividing by the number of items completed.
  2. bMann Whitney U-test.
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