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Table 2 The prevalence of cognitive impairment, at risk of depression, and multimorbidity among older adults in overall sample, hardcore poor Malay, non-hardcore poor Malay, hardcore poor non-Malay, and non-hardcore poor non-Malay

From: The intersectional effects of ethnicity/race and poverty on health among community-dwelling older adults within multi-ethnic Asian populace: a population-based study

 

Cognitive impairment

At risk of depression

Multimorbidity

Prevalence

Overall

45.2

16.5

50.4

Hardcore poor Malay

64.2

16.3

46.5

Non-hardcore poor Malay

39.9

12.2

49.3

Hardcore poor non-Malay

45.0

29.0

57.6

Non-hardcore poor non-Malay

38.6

17.2

51.6