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Table 3 Chronic Conditions, Activities of Daily Living, and Depression: Unadjusted Data

From: Utilization of the propensity score method: an exploratory comparison of proxy-completed to self-completed responses in the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey

Chronic Condition

Proxy-Completed

Self-Completed

χ2 Value

Effect Size

Angina Pectoris ∫

12,924

(20.6%)

70,293

(15.9%)

904.0***

0.12

Arthritis Hand/Wrist

23,973

(37.7%)

150,840

(33.8%)

377.7***

0.08

Arthritis Hip/Knee

27,684

(43.5%)

170,727

(38.2%)

655.0***

0.11

Any Cancer ‡

8,972

(14.0%)

59,747

(13.4%)

22.9***

0.02

Congestive Heart Failure

8,807

(14.0%)

29,599

(6.7%)

4,213.7***

0.24

Crohn's Disease/ Ulcerative Colitis/Inflammatory Bowel Disease

4,074

(6.5%)

23,745

(5.4%)

130.7***

0.05

Diabetes

15,410

(24.2%)

74,656

(16.7%)

2,134.6***

0.19

Emphysema/Asthma/COPD †

9,732

(15.4%)

59,100

(13.3%)

208.7***

0.06

Hypertension

36,769

(57.6%)

240,054

(53.6%)

368.1***

0.08

Myocardial Infarction

9,514

(15.1%)

46,907

(10.6%)

1,140.7***

0.13

Other heart conditions

15,845

(25.2%)

95,171

(21.5%)

448.6***

0.09

Sciatica

15,068

(24.0%)

102,293

(23.1%)

25.7***

0.02

Stroke

12,497

(19.7%)

31,086

(7.0%)

11,456.4***

0.38

Type of Impaired ADL

      

Unable/Difficulty Using Toilet

16,750

(26.1%)

30,370

(6.8%)

25,169.9***

0.54

Unable/Difficulty Eating

12,431

(19.4%)

20,264

(4.5%)

20,740.4***

0.48

Unable/Difficulty Bathing

26,088

(40.5%)

54,136

(12.0%)

34,682.6***

0.67

Unable/Difficulty Transferring from Chairs

30,849

(48.0%)

113,162

(25.2%)

14,446.7***

0.48

Unable/Difficulty Dressing

23,425

(36.4%)

44,299

(9.9%)

34,647.4***

0.66

Unable/Difficulty Walking

37,992

(59.1%)

148,584

(33.1%)

16,417.2***

0.53

Depression

      

Sad/Blue 2 Weeks in Past Year

25,084

(39.8%)

92,787

(20.8%)

11,131.1***

0.42

Depressed /Sad Much of the Time in the Past Year

19,274

(30.6%)

57,531

(12.9%)

13,432.3***

0.44

Depressed/Sad 2 or More Years in Life

15,778

(25.2%)

60,231

(13.6%)

5,818.1***

0.30

  1. ***p < .0001 ∫ or coronary artery disease ‡ other than skin cancer † Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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