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Table 2 Proportion endorsing of moderate-extreme impairment on WHODAS and ADL-H single item measures, by hoarding symptoms

From: Hoarding symptoms are associated with higher rates of disability than other medical and psychiatric disorders across multiple domains of functioning

WHODAS item

CHS

N = 923 (%)

SCHS

N = 937 (%)

No HS

N = 14,452 (%)

\({\chi }^{2}\), p*

Cramer’s V

 Concentrating for 10 min

297 (32.3) a,b

162 (17.3) a

711 (4.9)

1123.8, < 0.001

0.26

 Learning a new task

246 (26.7) a,b

141 (15.1) a

657 (4.6)

831.6, < 0.001

0.23

 Standing for long periods

409 (44.3) a,b

272 (29.0) a

2196 (15.2)

595.0, < 0.001

0.19

 Walking a long distance

387 (41.9) a,b

275 (29.4) a

2122 (14.7)

560.8, < 0.001

0.19

 Washing your whole body

87 (9.4) a,b

53 (5.7) a

225 (1.6)

299.0, < 0.001

0.14

 Getting dressed

72 (7.8) a,b

45 (4.8) a

185 (1.3)

250.5, < 0.001

0.12

 Dealing with unknown people

155 (16.8) a,b

95 (10.1) a

385 (2.7)

566.5, < 0.001

0.19

 Maintaining a friendship

232 (25.2) a,b

124 (13.2) a

467 (3.2)

1010.0, < 0.001

0.25

 Taking care of household

478 (51.8) a,b

209 (22.3) a

779 (5.4)

2498.1, < 0.001

0.39

 Day to day work/school

322 (34.9) a,b

158 (16.9) a

660 (4.6)

1374.7, < 0.001

0.29

 Joining in community activities

354 (38.4) a,b

222 (23.7) a

1172 (8.1)

1004.2, < 0.001

0.25

 Feeling emotionally affected

443 (48.1) a,b

269 (28.7) a

1339 (9.3)

1422.9, < 0.001

0.30

ADL-H item

CHS

N = 923 (%)

SCHS

N = 937 (%)

No HS

N = 14,452 (%)

\({\chi }^{2}\), p*

Cramer’s V

 Disability

  Use stove

65 (7.2) a,b

17 (1.8) a

24 (0.2)

657.9, < 0.001

0.20

  Use kitchen counters

239 (26.1) a,b

79 (8.5) a

96 (0.7)

2356.8, < 0.001

0.38

  Eat at table

334 (37.6) a,b

134 (14.7) a

214 (1.5)

2911.9, < 0.001

0.43

  Use bath/shower

51 (5.5) a,b

11 (1.2) a

30 (0.2)

439.7, < 0.001

0.17

  Sit in sofa/chair

106 (11.5) a,b

26 (2.8) a

19 (0.1)

1245.9, < 0.001

0.28

  Sleep in bed

75 (8.2) a,b

22 (2.4) a

26 (0.2)

760.2, < 0.001

0.22

  Find important things

548 (59.6) a,b

281 (30.0) a

492 (3.4)

4252.4, < 0.001

0.51

 Safety

  Fire hazard in the home

93 (10.1) a,b

20 (2.1) a

32 (0.2)

973.8, < 0.001

0.24

  EMS ability to move through home

200 (21.7) a,b

57 (6.1) a

50 (0.4)

2231.1, < 0.001

0.37

  Exits from home blocked

59 (6.4) a,b

16 (1.7) a

20 (0.1)

607.8, < 0.001

0.19

  Difficulty moving up and down stairs

42 (4.6) a,b

11 (1.2) a

54 (0.4)

236.4, < 0.001

0.12

  Clutter outside the home

173 (18.7) a,b

68 (7.3) a

127 (0.9)

1368.4, < 0.001

0.29

  1. CHS Clinically Relevant Hoarding Symptoms, SCHS Subclinical Hoarding Symptoms, No HS No Hoarding Symptoms, WHODAS World Health Organization Disability Assessment Scale 2.0, ADL-H Activities of Daily Living in Hoarding
  2. *Chi-square test statistic and p-value from Pearson’s chi-square tests
  3. asignificantly different from the no HS group (pairwise chi-square test, p < 0.01)
  4. bsignificantly different from the SCHS group (pairwise chi-square test, p < 0.01)