Trends in the Incidence of Activities of Daily Living Disability Among Chinese Older Adults From 2002 to 2014

Autor: Wen Fang Zhong, Virginia B. Kraus, Jie Si Luo, Jin Dong Ni, Chen Mao, Qing Mei Huang, Zhao Xue Yin, Yi Zeng, Zhi-Hao Li, Xiang Gao, Simin Liu, Xiaoming Shi, Yue Bin Lv, Xiao Chang Zhang
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
ISSN: 1758-535X
1079-5006
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glz221
Popis: Background Evidence of the trend of the incidence of activities of daily living (ADL) disability among Chinese older people is limited. We aimed to investigate the time trends and potential risk factors for the incidence of ADL disability among Chinese older people (≥65 years). Methods We established two consecutive and nonoverlapping cohorts (6,857 participants in the 2002 cohort and 5,589 participants in the 2008 cohort) from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. ADL disability was defined as the need for assistance with at least one essential activity (dressing, bathing, toileting, eating, indoor activities, and continence). Cox proportional hazards models were used to identify factors associated with the trend in the incidence of ADL disability from 2002 to 2014. Results The incidence (per 1,000 person-years) of ADL disability decreased significantly from 64.2 in the 2002 cohort to 46.6 in the 2008 cohort (p < .001), and decreasing trends in the incidence of ADL disability were observed for all sex, age, and residence subgroups (all p < .001), even after adjusting for multiple potential confounding factors. Moreover, we found that adjustment for sociodemographic, lifestyle information, and cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke) explained less of the decline in ADL disability during the period from 2002 to 2014. Conclusion The incidence of ADL disability among the older adults in China appears to have decreased during the study period, and this finding cannot be explained by existing sociodemographic and lifestyle information and cardiovascular risk factors.
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