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. 2014 Nov 19;70(6):739–745. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glu204

Table 2.

Trends in the Likelihood of Disability in Basic Activities of Daily Living, 1997–2006: the China Health and Nutrition Survey

1997 2000 2004 2006
Characteristics n/N OR* n/N OR (95% CI) n/N OR (95% CI) n/N OR (95% CI) p trend
Total 221/1,668 1.00 208/1,671 1.05 (0.85–1.29) 242/2,154 0.90 (0.73–1.12) 234/2,352 0.76 (0.61–0.94) .005
Age, years
 60–69 76/1,033 1.00 60/1,003 0.90 (0.64–1.28) 66/1,242 0.79 (0.55–1.14) 62/1,341 0.69 (0.48–0.99) .036
 70–79 81/488 1.00 97/536 1.25 (0.90–1.74) 111/730 1.00 (0.71–1.39) 105/799 0.85 (0.61–1.19) .143
 ≥80 64/147 1.00 51/132 1.02 (0.62–1.67) 65/182 0.97 (0.59–1.59) 67/212 0.76 (0.47–1.22) .230
Sex
 Men 89/762 1.00 75/767 0.88 (0.62–1.25) 87/1,010 0.74 (0.53–1.04) 96/1,103 0.74 (0.53–1.04) .059
 Women 132/906 1.00 133/904 1.18 (0.90–1.55) 155/1,144 1.05 (0.79–1.39) 138/1,249 0.79 (0.60–1.05) .047
Region
 Urban 84/673 1.00 78/667 1.05 (0.75–1.48) 80/819 0.83 (0.58–1.20) 84/864 0.82 (0.57–1.17) .174
 Rural 137/995 1.00 130/1,004 1.07 (0.81–1.41) 162/1,335 0.96 (0.73–1.26) 150/1,488 0.75 (0.58–0.98) .019

Notes: CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.

*Referent.

Controlling for age, sex, education, living region, ever smoking, alcohol intake, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, myocardial infarction, and stroke.