[The effect of chronic diseases on functional status of the elderly living in the city of São Paulo, Brazil].
The main focus of this study was the effect of chronic disease (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, lung disease, cancer, and arthropathy) on the functional status (activities of daily living - ADL, instrumental activities of daily living - IADL) among the elderly, controlling for age, gender, living arrangements, education, and comorbidity. The analysis was based on information provided by the SABE Project, from the city of São Paulo, Brazil, including individuals 60 years of age and over (n = 1,769), from January 2000 to March 2001. A multinomial logistic regression model was used. Compared to the absence of dependency category, heart disease (OR = 1.82), arthropathy (OR = 1.59), lung disease (OR = 1.50), and hypertension (OR = 1.39) were the main diseases that affected the IADL dependency category. Lung disease (OR = 2.58), arthropathy (OR = 2.27), hypertension (OR = 2.13), and heart disease (OR = 2.10) had important impact on the IADL and ADL dependency categories. The results were statistically significant (p < 0.05).
Alves
Luciana Correia
LC
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. luciana.alves@ensp.fiocruz.br
Quinet Leimann
Beatriz Consuelo
BC
López Vasconcelos
Maria Estrella
ME
Sá Carvalho
Marilia
M
Godoi Vasconcelos
Ana Glória
AG
Oliveira da Fonseca
Thaís Cristina
TC
Lebrão
Maria Lúcia
ML
Laurenti
Ruy
R
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011788:Quality of Life