Excess Physical Limitations Among Adults

RESULTS — People with diabetes had a higher proportion of any physical limitation than did people without diabetes overall (66 vs. 29%, P 0.001), for both men (59 vs. 24%, P 0.001) and women (72 vs. 34%, P 0.001). Compared with those without diabetes, a higher proportion of people with diabetes had some physical limitation among all age groups, and the difference declined (all P 0.001) with increasing age (46 vs. 18% for 18–44 years, 63 vs. 35% for 45–64 years, 74 vs. 53% for 65–74 years, and 85 vs. 70% for those 75 years and older). After controlling for demographic characteristics and several other confounders, the odds ratio of physical limitation among adults with diabetes versus those without diabetes was 1.9 (95% CI: 1.8–2.1).