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Table 3 Association between multimorbidity and instrument activities of daily living disability for community-dwelling individuals in Shanghai, Chinaa

From: The association of multimorbidity and disability in a community-based sample of elderly aged 80 or older in Shanghai, China

Characteristics

N (%)

Unadjusted OR (95 % CI)

p

Adjusted OR (95 % CI)

p

Age, y

 80–84

307 (14.92)

1 [Reference]

 85–89

276 (13.41)

2.65 (2.15-3.27)

<.001

2.41 (1.91-3.04)

<.001

 90–94

144 (7.00)

5.73 (4.2-7.81)

<.001

5.5 (3.82-7.91)

<.001

 95+

53 (2.58)

12.82 (6.76-24.31)

<.001

11.89 (5.48-25.82)

<.001

Gender

 Male

274 (13.31)

1 [Reference]

 Female

506 (24.59)

1.60 (1.33-1.92)

<.001

1.36 (1.09-1.7)

.009

Incomeb

 Moderate

689 (35.53)

1 [Reference]

 Low

46 (2.40)

4.16 (2.42-7.16)

<.001

1.94 (1.04-3.63)

.04

Living arrangement

 Living alone

98 (4.86)

1 [Reference]

 With spouse only

156 (7.74)

1.19 (0.89-1.59)

.04

1.83 (1.31-2.55)

<.001

 With spouse and children

67 (3.32)

2.4 (1.63-3.53)

<.001

3.37 (2.18-5.2)

<.001

 With children only

396 (19.64)

3.57 (2.73-4.65)

<.001

3.33 (2.47-4.5)

<.001

 With other relatives/non-relatives

43 (2.13)

9.05 (4.89-16.77)

<.001

8.05 (4.1-15.82)

<.001

Number of Chronic Diseases

 0

114 (5.54)

1 [Reference]

 1

191 (9.28)

1.41 (1.08-1.86)

.01

1.51 (1.10-2.08)

.01

 2

263 (12.78)

2.12 (1.63-2.76)

<.001

2.16 (1.58-2.94)

<.001

 3

150 (7.29)

3.33 (2.43-4.56)

<.001

2.96 (2.05-4.26)

<.001

 4+

62 (3.01)

5.42 (3.39-8.67)

<.001

5.51 (3.23-9.40)

<.001

  1. Abbreviations: N number, y year, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted for age, gender, income and living arrangement
  3. bIncome was grouped into two categories: low (≤100 % of Shanghai basic cost of living allowances in 2013), and moderate (>100 % of the standard)