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Multimorbidity and Functional Limitations Among Adults 65 or Older, NHANES 2005–2012
INTRODUCTION: The development of functional limitations among adults aged 65 or older has profound effects on individual and population resources. Improved understanding of the relationship between functional limitations and co-occurring chronic diseases (multimorbidity) is an emerging area of inter...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5094859/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27809419 http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd13.160174 |
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author | Jindai, Kazuaki Nielson, Carrie M. Vorderstrasse, Beth A. Quiñones, Ana R. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: The development of functional limitations among adults aged 65 or older has profound effects on individual and population resources. Improved understanding of the relationship between functional limitations and co-occurring chronic diseases (multimorbidity) is an emerging area of interest. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between multimorbidity and functional limitations among community-dwelling adults 65 or older in the United States and explore factors that modify this association. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of adults aged 65 or older using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 through 2012. We used negative binomial regression to estimate the association between multimorbidity (≥2 concurrent diseases) and functional limitations and to determine whether the association differed by sex or age. RESULTS: The prevalence of multimorbidity in this population was 67% (95% confidence interval [CI], 65%–68%). Each additional chronic condition was associated with an increase in the number of functional limitations, and the association was stronger among those aged 75 or older than among those aged 65 to 74. For those aged 65 to 74, each additional chronic condition was associated with 1.35 (95% CI, 1.27–1.43) times the number of functional limitations for men and 1.62 times (95% CI, 1.31–2.02) the number of functional limitations for women. For those 75 or older, the associations increased to 1.71 (95% CI, 1.35–2.16) for men and 2.06 (95% CI, 1.51–2.81) for women for each additional chronic condition. CONCLUSION: Multimorbidity was associated with increases in functional limitations, and the associations were stronger among women than among men and among adults aged 75 or older than among those aged 65 to 74. These findings underscore the importance of addressing age and sex differences when formulating prevention strategies. |
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spelling | pubmed-50948592016-11-18 Multimorbidity and Functional Limitations Among Adults 65 or Older, NHANES 2005–2012 Jindai, Kazuaki Nielson, Carrie M. Vorderstrasse, Beth A. Quiñones, Ana R. Prev Chronic Dis Original Research INTRODUCTION: The development of functional limitations among adults aged 65 or older has profound effects on individual and population resources. Improved understanding of the relationship between functional limitations and co-occurring chronic diseases (multimorbidity) is an emerging area of interest. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between multimorbidity and functional limitations among community-dwelling adults 65 or older in the United States and explore factors that modify this association. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of adults aged 65 or older using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 through 2012. We used negative binomial regression to estimate the association between multimorbidity (≥2 concurrent diseases) and functional limitations and to determine whether the association differed by sex or age. RESULTS: The prevalence of multimorbidity in this population was 67% (95% confidence interval [CI], 65%–68%). Each additional chronic condition was associated with an increase in the number of functional limitations, and the association was stronger among those aged 75 or older than among those aged 65 to 74. For those aged 65 to 74, each additional chronic condition was associated with 1.35 (95% CI, 1.27–1.43) times the number of functional limitations for men and 1.62 times (95% CI, 1.31–2.02) the number of functional limitations for women. For those 75 or older, the associations increased to 1.71 (95% CI, 1.35–2.16) for men and 2.06 (95% CI, 1.51–2.81) for women for each additional chronic condition. CONCLUSION: Multimorbidity was associated with increases in functional limitations, and the associations were stronger among women than among men and among adults aged 75 or older than among those aged 65 to 74. These findings underscore the importance of addressing age and sex differences when formulating prevention strategies. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-11-03 /pmc/articles/PMC5094859/ /pubmed/27809419 http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd13.160174 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Jindai, Kazuaki Nielson, Carrie M. Vorderstrasse, Beth A. Quiñones, Ana R. Multimorbidity and Functional Limitations Among Adults 65 or Older, NHANES 2005–2012 |
title | Multimorbidity and Functional Limitations Among Adults 65 or Older, NHANES 2005–2012 |
title_full | Multimorbidity and Functional Limitations Among Adults 65 or Older, NHANES 2005–2012 |
title_fullStr | Multimorbidity and Functional Limitations Among Adults 65 or Older, NHANES 2005–2012 |
title_full_unstemmed | Multimorbidity and Functional Limitations Among Adults 65 or Older, NHANES 2005–2012 |
title_short | Multimorbidity and Functional Limitations Among Adults 65 or Older, NHANES 2005–2012 |
title_sort | multimorbidity and functional limitations among adults 65 or older, nhanes 2005–2012 |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5094859/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27809419 http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd13.160174 |
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