Table 2.
Odds ratios per point change for predictors of frequently reported early functional declines on the FAS.
| FAS functional decline items | Motor | Depressive | Cognitive functioninga | ||
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| Functioning | Symptoms | Verbal fluency | SDMT | Stroop | |
| Unable to engage in usual work | 0.936*** | 0.869** | 1.012 | 1.006 | 1.011 |
| Unable to engage in any workb | 0.929*** | 0.948 | 0.998 | 1.028 | 1.012 |
| Unable to manage financesb | 0.943** | 0.931 | 0.991 | 1.012 | 1.064** |
| Unable to drive safelyb | 0953** | 0.931 | 1.008 | 1.004 | 1.052** |
| Unable to supervise childrenb | 0.936** | 0.919 | 0.998 | 1.015 | 1.040* |
| Unable to volunteerb | 0.962* | 0.948 | 1.002 | 1.025 | 1.045* |
FAS = Functional Assessment Scale, SDMT = Symbol Digit Modalities Test, Stroop = Stroop Interference Task.
Odds ratios are per point lower standardized score.
Odds ratio for a combined score of the cognitive tests were also significant at p < 0.05 for these items.
p < 0.0001.
p < 0.01.
p < 0.05.