Functional measure | Functional Score at Each Level of OA Severity | ||||||||
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 | Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||||||
 | Knees | Hips | Wrists | Knees | Hips | Wrists | Knees | Hips | Wrists |
Basic activities of daily living | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Dressing, including shoelaces and buttons | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.43 | 1.60 | 1.68 | 1.70 | 2.22 | 2.08 | 1.97 |
   Washing hair | 1.20 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.49 | 1.63 | 1.55 | 2.01 | 1.89 | 1.94 |
   Rising from chair | 1.54 | 1.55 | 1.50 | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 2.37 | 2.17 | 2.20 |
   Getting in and out of bed | 1.52 | 1.57 | 1.49 | 1.67 | 1.77 | 1.69 | 2.18 | 2.14 | 2.14 |
   Walking on flat ground | 1.39 | 1.48 | 1.32 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 11.48 | 2.29 | 2.05 | 2.12 |
   Climbing five steps | 1.62 | 1.60 | 1.45 | 1.91 | 1.96 | 1.78 | 2.65 | 2.49 | 2.57 |
   Washing and drying | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.09 | 1.29 | 1.47 | 1.46 | 1.84 | 1.83 | 1.79 |
   Taking a bath | 1.42 | 1.33 | 1.41 | 1.68 | 1.79 | 1.73 | 2.08 | 1.98 | 2.05 |
   Toileting | 1.34 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.50 | 1.55 | 1.48 | 2.11 | 1.99 | 2.01 |
Instrumental activities of daily living | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Shopping | 1.33 | 1.29 | 1.23 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 1.45 | 2.20 | 1.99 | 2.20 |
   Getting in and out of a car | 1.42 | 1.46 | 1.35 | 1.61 | 1.69 | 1.67 | 2.37 | 2.17 | 2.24 |
   Performing chores (for example, vacuuming or gardening) | 1.37 | 1.42 | 1.34 | 1.82 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 2.96 | 2.80 | 2.90 |