From: Disability incidence and functional decline among older adults with major chronic diseases
Variable | Mean |
---|---|
Age as at baseline | 84.3 (3.56) |
Female | 60.0% |
Years of education | 11.3 (3.48) |
Marital status: | |
Not married | 7.3% |
Married | 36.2% |
Widowed | 56.5% |
Prevalence of ADL disabilities as at wave 2006: | |
Bathing | 34.3% |
Dressing | 28.4% |
Transfer bed /chair | 18.3% |
Walking | 30.3% |
Toileting | 21.1% |
Eating | 17.6% |
Prevalence of ADL disabilities as at wave 2014: | |
Bathing | 50.0% |
Dressing | 51.0% |
Transferring bed /chair | 33.6% |
Walking | 42.7% |
Toileting | 33.6% |
Eating | 36.1% |
Ever have a ‘big four’ chronic disease (1998–2014) | 76.6% |
By condition: | |
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) | 59.4% |
Cancer | 22.0% |
Diabetes | 14.5% |
Chronic lung disease | 13.0% |
Any of these ‘big four’ conditions | 75.0% |