Sociodemographic Predictors of Physical Functioning in the Elderly: A National Health Survey
| Autor: | Ivana Petronic, Dragana Cirovic, Dejan Nikolic, Mirko Grajic, Milena M Santric Milicevic, Milena Kostadinovic |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Frail Elderly lcsh:Medicine Walking elderly Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical functioning 030502 gerontology Medicine Humans physical functioning 030212 general & internal medicine Functional decline Mobility Limitation 10. No inequality Aged 2. Zero hunger National health Aged 80 and over business.industry lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Health Surveys Population based study predictors Socioeconomic Factors Population Surveillance Marital status Residence Female 0305 other medical science business Body mass index Serbia Specific population Demography |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 1, p 37 (2018) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 16 Issue 1 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of sociodemographic factors with the presence and different degrees of walking difficulties in elderly above 65 years, and to analyze association between evaluated variables and the presence and degree of waking difficulties. In the population based study, 3540 individuals age above 65 years from Serbia were recruited. Further predictors were analyzed: gender, age, level of education, marital status, body mass index (BMI), index of well-being and place of residence. We assessed difficulty in walking half a km on level ground without the use of any aid (Group-1) and difficulty in walking up or down 12 steps (Group-2). Walking difficulties were categorized as no difficulty, some difficulty, a lot of difficulty and cannot do at all. For present difficulty significant predictors were: age (Group-1 (OR-3.022)/Group-2 (OR-3.825)), gender (Group-1 (OR-0.337)/Group-2 (OR-0.311)), educational level (Group-1 (OR-0.689)/Group-2 (OR-0.556)) and place of residence (Group-2 (OR-1.523)) while for non-performing the task, significant predictors were: age (Group-1 (OR-1.998)/Group-2 (OR-2.096)), gender (Group-1 (OR-0.629)/Group-2 (OR-0.495)), BMI (Group-1 (OR-1.219)/Group-2 (OR-1.305)), marital status (Group-1 (OR 0.764)/Group-2 (OR-0.769)), educational level (Group-1 (OR-0.679)/Group-2 (OR-0.719)) and index of well-being (Group-2 (OR-0.764)). Understanding of predictors, and their role on functional decline in elderly is of great importance for the development of specific population-based health programs to prevent further functional loss and preserve achieved functional gains. |
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