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Table 5 Available items of Activity of Daily Living in each cohort

From: European Project on Osteoarthritis (EPOSA): methodological challenges in harmonization of existing data from five European population-based cohorts on aging

ADL item

ActiFE

ProVa

LASA

Peñagrande

HCS

Walk up/down stairs

+

+

+

+

+

Cut your toe nails

+

+

+

-

+

Dress/undress

+

+

+

+

-

Sit down/rise from a chair

+

+

+

+

-

Walk outside without rest

+

-

+

-

-

Use own/public transportation

+

-

+

+

-

Take shower/bath

+

+

+

+

+

Light housework

+

-

-

-

-

Walk into room

-

+

-

+

-

Eating/using cutlery

-

+

-

+

-

Use toilet

-

+

-

+

-

Raising arms above head

-

+

-

+

+

Use fingers to catch/handle small things

-

+

-

+

-

Running to catch a bus

-

-

-

+

-

Heavy housework

-

-

-

+

-

Preparing a hot meal

-

-

-

+

+

Shopping/carrying a bag/weight > 5 kg

+

+

-

+

+

  1. ActiFE: study on Activity and Function in the Elderly in Ulm, ProVA: Progetto Veneto Anziani study, LASA: Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam, Peñagrande: Ageing in Peñagrande, HCS: Hertfordshire Cohort Study. The items in bold were used to construct the variable "number of ADL limitations" in EPOSA.