| GCA Total (N = 758) | NGCA (N = 418) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | n (%) | 95%CI | n (%) | 95%CI |
Requires help with activities | ||||
 Bathing | 111 (14.6)* | 12.0–17.7 | 85 (20.3)* | 16.0–25.5 |
 Getting dressed | 62 (8.2)** | 6.6–10.1 | 57 (13.6)** | 11.1–16.6 |
 Going to the toilet | 46 (6.1)** | 4.7–7.9 | 51 (12.2)** | 9.6–5.4 |
 Moving from bed to chair | 44 (5.8)** | 4.3–7.8 | 46 (11.0)** | 8.1–14.8 |
 Incontinent | 139 (18.3) | 14.5–22.9 | 98 (23.4) | 19.3–28.2 |
 Eating | 20 (2.6)** | 1.7–4.0 | 30 (7.2)** | 4.7–10.9 |
Dependencya | ||||
 Independent | 664 (87.6)* | 84.6–90.1 | 345 (82.7)* | 79.3–85.7 |
 Moderate dependency | 48 (6.3) | 4.5–8.9 | 25 (6.0) | 4.1–8.7 |
 Severe dependency | 46 (6.1)** | 4.6–8.0 | 47 (11.3)** | 8.7–14.5 |
Someone to assist if person needs help with 1 or more activityb | N = 186 | N = 130 | ||
 No | 31 (16.7) | 11.6–23.4 | 32 (24.6) | 15.9–36.0 |
 Yes, but not every day | 55 (29.6)** | 24.5–35.3 | 16 (12.3)** | 8.1–18.3 |
 Yes, every day, part of the time | 18 (9.7) | 6.1–15.1 | 10 (7.7) | 3.8–15.1 |
 Yes, every day, all of the time | 82 (44.1) | 37.4–51.0 | 71 (54.6) | 43.9–65.0 |
 Don’t know | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 0.001–0.06 |