Table 2.

Prevalence of Physical Disability and Functional Limitation among Older People in Malaysia (n = 738)

Variables	N	10 item ADL Dependence		6 item ADL dependence		5 item ADL dependence		Functional Limitation
Overall
≥ 60	738	24.7	(21.6, 27.9)	14.3	(11.9, 17.1)	10.6	(8.5, 13.1)	19.5	(16.8, 22.5)
≥ 65	458	37.3	(32.9, 41.8)	19.9	(16.5, 23.9)	15.6	(12.6, 19.2)	27.7	(23.8, 31.9)
≥ 70	288	44.8	(39.2, 50.6)	25.3	(20.6, 30.7)	19.8	(15.6, 24.8)	36.0	(30.7, 41.7)
≥ 75	139	49.6	(41.1, 58.2)	32.9	(25.5, 41.2)	24.5	(17.8, 32.6)	48.3	(40.1, 56.6)
Age group
60-64	280	6.1	(3.6, 9.5)	4.9	(2.8, 8.0)	3.6	(1.8, 6.7)	5.6	(3.4, 9.1)
65-69	170	22.9	(17.0, 30.1)	10.5	(6.5, 16.3)	7.1	(3.9, 12.3)	12.8	(8.4, 18.9)
70-74	149	38.3	(30.5, 46.6)	18.4	(12.8, 25.5)	14.8	(9.7, 21.7)	24.5	(18.2, 32.1)
75 and over	139	49.6	(41.1, 58.2)	32.9	(25.5, 41.2)	24.5	(17.8, 32.6)	48.3	(40.1, 56.6)
Male
≥60 (overall)	282	20.6	(16.1, 25.9)	12.2	(8.8, 16.7)	8.9	(5.9, 13.0)	14.7	(10.9, 19.5)
60-64	110	7.3	(3.4, 14.3)	5.4	(2.2, 11.9)	4.6	(1.7, 10.8)	4.5	(1.7, 10.7)
65-69	71	19.7	(11.6, 31.2)	13.7	(7.1, 24.2)	8.5	(3.5, 18.1)	13.7	(7.1, 24.2)
70-74	54	33.3	(21.5, 47.6)	16.7	(8.4, 29.8)	12.9	(5.8, 25.5)	18.5	(9.7, 31.9)
75 and over	47	38.3	(24.9, 53.6)	20.8	(11.0, 35.4)	14.9	(6.7, 28.9)	35.4	(22.6, 50.7)
Female
≥60 (overall)	456	27.2	(23.2, 31.6)	15.6	(12.5, 19.2)	11.6	(8.9, 15.0)	22.3	(18.7, 26.4)
60-64	170	5.3	(2.6, 10.1)	4.7	(2.2, 9.4)	2.9	(1.1, 7.9)	6.3	(3.4, 11.3)
65-69	99	25.3	(17.3, 35.2)	8.1	(3.8, 15.8)	6.1	(2.5, 13.2)	12.1	(6.7, 20.6)
70-74	95	41.1	(31.2, 51.6)	19.2	(12.4, 28.4)	15.8	(9.4, 25.0)	27.6	(19.6, 37.4)
75 and over	92	55.4	(44.7, 65.7)	38.8	(29.3, 49.2)	29.4	(20.6, 39.3)	54.5	(44.3, 64.3)