Table 4: Age-stratified status of physical self-sufficiency of DS subjects living at Institution A.
| Status of self-sufficiency | < 40 y n = 9 | 40s n = 8 | 50s n = 26 | 60s n = 11 | Total n = 54 | |||||
| Walking and moving | ||||||||||
| Self-sufficient | 9 | (100.0%) | 7 | (87.5%) | 18 | (69.2%) | 5 | (45.5%) | 39 | (66.1%) |
| Able to walk with some help | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 2 | (7.7%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 2 | (3.4%) |
| Moving is difficult | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (12.5%) | 6 | (23.1%) | 6 | (54.5%) | 13 | (22.0%) |
| Getting dressed/undressed and bathing | ||||||||||
| Self-sufficient/nearly self-sufficient, although slow | 9 | (100.0%) | 6 | (75.0%) | 17 | (65.4%) | 3 | (27.3%) | 35 | (59.3%) |
| Needs some help | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (12.5%) | 5 | (19.2%) | 2 | (18.2%) | 8 | (13.6%) |
| Totally dependent | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (12.5%) | 4 | (15.4%) | 6 | (54.5%) | 11 | (18.6%) |
| Taking meals | ||||||||||
| Self-sufficient/nearly self-sufficient if the food is served | 9 | (100.0%) | 6 | (75.0%) | 17 | (65.4%) | 4 | (36.4%) | 36 | (61.0%) |
| Need some help | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (12.5%) | 4 | (15.4%) | 1 | (9.1%) | 6 | (10.2%) |
| Totally dependent | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (12.5%) | 4 | (15.4%) | 1 | (9.1%) | 9 | (15.3%) |
| Can't take meals orally | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (3.8%) | 2 | (18.2%) | 3 | (5.1%) |