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Table 3 Sex stratified logistic regression estimates of low ADL and low IADL by number of chronic conditions

From: Number of chronic conditions and associated functional limitations among older adults: cross-sectional findings from the longitudinal aging study in India

Number of chronic diseases

Unadjusted

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Low ADL

 Male

  No disease

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

  Single disease

1.599*** (1.328–1.927)

1.618*** (1.349–1.941)

1.540*** (1.283–1.849)

1.474*** (1.191–1.825)

  Two

1.921*** (1.556–2.371)

2.058*** (1.672–2.532)

1.886*** (1.523–2.336)

1.666*** (1.285–2.160)

  Three and above

3.067*** (2.451–3.838)

3.575*** (2.833–4.511)

3.203*** (2.523–4.068)

2.499*** (1.889–3.304)

 Female

  No disease

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

  Single disease

1.340*** (1.140–1.576)

1.329*** (1.124–1.570)

1.332*** (1.128–1.573)

1.174* (0.980–1.405)

  Two

1.979*** (1.677–2.336)

2.077*** (1.755–2.459)

2.094*** (1.744–2.515)

1.793*** (1.457–2.206)

  Three and above

2.162*** (1.440–3.247)

2.470*** (1.825–3.343)

2.591*** (1.950–3.444)

1.955*** (1.405–2.719)

Low IADL

 Male

  No disease

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

  Single disease

1.360*** (1.187–1.557)

1.439*** (1.252–1.655)

1.414*** (1.224–1.633)

1.310*** (1.111–1.545)

  Two

1.538*** (1.289–1.835)

1.835*** (1.548–2.175)

1.760*** (1.488–2.083)

1.502*** (1.236–1.826)

  Three and above

2.231*** (1.836–2.709)

3.009*** (2.442–3.708)

2.934*** (2.358–3.649)

2.285*** (1.796–2.908)

 Female

  No disease

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

  Single disease

1.265*** (1.106–1.447)

1.284*** (1.111–1.484)

1.343*** (1.167–1.546)

1.316*** (1.134–1.527)

  Two

1.511*** (1.299–1.756)

1.642*** (1.416–1.905)

1.776*** (1.520–2.076)

1.511*** (1.276–1.788)

  Three and above

2.671*** (1.875–3.805)

3.396*** (2.292–5.030)

3.602*** (2.467–5.258)

3.310*** (2.044–5.362)

  1. Model 1 is adjusted for age, education, work status, marital status and living arrangement; Model 2 is adjusted for individual as well as household factors (wealth quintile, religion, caste, place of residence); Model 3 is additionally adjusted for SRH, depression and cognitive impairment