Table 5.
Comparison of activities of daily living (ADL) functions by different chronic diseases in older people with type 2 diabetes in Fuzhou.
| Variable | n | ADL | H /Z | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (n = 1,766) | Somewhat impaired (n = 165) | Severely impaired (n = 85) | ||||
| Number of chronic diseases* | 5.53 | 0.06 | ||||
| 1 | 349 | 314 (90.0) | 26 (7.4) | 9 (2.6) | ||
| 2 | 1,274 | 1,119 (87.8) | 107 (8.4) | 48 (3.8) | ||
| ≥3 | 393 | 333 (84.7) | 32 (8.2) | 28 (7.1) | ||
| Hypertension | −1.59 | 0.11 | ||||
| No | 444 | 398 (89.6) | 36 (8.1) | 10 (2.3) | ||
| Yes | 1,572 | 1,368 (87.0) | 129 (8.2) | 75 (4.8) | ||
| Coronary heart disease | −1.85 | 0.07 | ||||
| No | 1,908 | 1,677 (87.9) | 157 (8.2) | 74 (3.9) | ||
| Yes | 108 | 89 (82.4) | 8 (7.4) | 11 (10.2) | ||
| Stroke | −3.4 | 0 | ||||
| No | 1,988 | 1,747 (87.9) | 162 (8.1) | 79 (4.0) | ||
| Yes | 28 | 19 (67.9) | 3 (10.7) | 6 (21.4) | ||
| Hyperlipidemia | −0.01 | 0.99 | ||||
| No | 1,879 | 1,646 (87.6) | 154 (8.2) | 79 (4.2) | ||
| Yes | 137 | 120 (87.6) | 11 (8.0) | 6 (4.4) | ||
| Cerebrovascular disease | −1.62 | 0.11 | ||||
| No | 1,995 | 1,750 (87.7) | 162 (8.1) | 83 (4.2) | ||
| Yes | 21 | 16 (76.2) | 3 (14.3) | 2 (9.5) | ||
| Malignant tumor | −2.63 | 0.01 | ||||
| No | 1,997 | 1,753 (87.8) | 162 (8.1) | 82 (4.1) | ||
| Yes | 19 | 13 (68.4) | 3 (15.8) | 3 (15.8) | ||
| Cor pulmonale | −1.06 | 0.29 | ||||
| No | 2007 | 1,759 (87.6) | 165 (8.2) | 83 (4.2) | ||
| Yes | 9 | 7 (77.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (22.2) | ||
| Chronic bronchitis | −0.86 | 0.39 | ||||
| No | 2000 | 1,753 (87.6) | 164 (8.2) | 83 (4.2) | ||
| Yes | 16 | 13 (81.3) | 1 (6.2) | 2 (12.5) | ||
| Osteoarthropathy | −0.84 | 0.4 | ||||
| No | 1922 | 1,686 (87.7) | 158 (8.2) | 78 (4.1) | ||
| Yes | 94 | 80 (85.0) | 7 (7.5) | 7 (7.5) | ||
| Cataract | −1.28 | 0.2 | ||||
| No | 1967 | 1,726 (87.7) | 159 (8.1) | 82 (4.2) | ||
| Yes | 49 | 40 (81.6) | 6 (12.3) | 3 (6.1) | ||
| Glaucoma | −1.26 | 0.21 | ||||
| No | 2008 | 1,760 (87.7) | 165 (8.2) | 83 (4.1) | ||
| Yes | 8 | 6 (75.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (25.0) | ||
| Chronic gastroenteritis | −0.02 | 0.99 | ||||
| No | 1968 | 1,724 (87.6) | 161 (8.2) | 83 (4.2) | ||
| Yes | 48 | 42 (87.5) | 4 (8.3) | 2 (4.2) | ||
| Cholecystitis/Gallstones | −1.56 | 0.12 | ||||
| No | 1982 | 1,739 (87.7) | 162 (8.2) | 81 (4.1) | ||
| Yes | 34 | 27 (79.4) | 3 (8.8) | 4 (11.8) | ||
| Emphysema | −0.25 | 0.81 | ||||
| No | 2009 | 1,760 (87.6) | 165 (8.2) | 84 (4.2) | ||
| Yes | 7 | 6 (85.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (14.3) | ||
| Asthma | −0.42 | 0.68 | ||||
| No | 2010 | 1,761 (87.6) | 165 (8.2) | 84 (4.2) | ||
| Yes | 6 | 5 (83.3) | 0v (0.0) | 1 (16.7) | ||
| Fatty liver | −1.01 | 0.31 | ||||
| No | 1983 | 1,739 (87.7) | 161 (8.1) | 83 (4.2) | ||
| Yes | 33 | 27 (81.8) | 4 (12.1) | 2 (6.1) | ||
| Other chronic diseases | −3.37 | 0 | ||||
| No | 1959 | 1,724 (88.0) | 158 (8.1) | 77 (3.9) | ||
| Yes | 57 | 42 (73.7) | 7 (12.3) | 8 (14.0) | ||
*Refers to Kruskal-Wallis H test; otherwise, it is Mann-Whitney U test; H/Z is the statistical parameter of Kruskal-Wallis H test and Mann-Whitney U test, respectively; The severity of ADL was classified into three levels: normal (14 scores), somewhat impaired (15–21 scores), and severely impaired (≥22 scores).