Age and Gender Differences in the Relation of Chronic Diseases to Activity of Daily Living (ADL) Disability for Elderly South Koreans: Based on Representative Data.
10.3961/jpmph.2011.44.1.32
- Author:
Il Ho KIM
1
Author Information
1. Social Aetiology of Mental Illness (SAMI) CIHR Training Program, Social Equity and Health Research Center for Addition and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada. il-ho_kim@camh.net
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Elderly;
Gender;
Chronic diseases;
ADL disability
- MeSH:
*Activities of Daily Living;
Age Factors;
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Chronic Disease/*epidemiology;
Disabled Persons/*statistics & numerical data;
Female;
Health Surveys;
Humans;
Life Expectancy/trends;
Male;
Republic of Korea/epidemiology;
Sex Factors;
Socioeconomic Factors
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
2011;44(1):32-40
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the gender and age differential effect of major chronic diseases on activity of daily living (ADL) disability. METHODS: Surveyfreq and Surveylogistic regression analyses were employed on the 2005 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) with a sample of 3,609 persons aged 65 - 89. RESULTS: After adjusting for potential covariates, stroke, among elderly men more so than women, had a 2-3 times greater odds of engendering ADL disability in the 65-69 (p < 0.05) and 70-79 age groups (p < 0.01). In comparison to elderly women, cancer, diabetes, and incontinence in elderly men was associated with a higher risk of ADL disability in the 70 - 79 age group (p < 0.05), and this association was also observed for pulmonary disease in the 80-89 age group. Among elderly women, however, a significant association between incontinence and ADL disability was identified in all three age groups. In addition, this association was found in pulmonary disease and diabetes in elderly women aged 70 - 79 years. Significant gender differences were observed in the association between stroke in the 60 - 79 age group and cancer in the 70 - 79 age group. CONCLUSIONS: Age and gender differences were observed in the effect of chronic diseases on ADL disability.
