Association between functional dependence and cardiovascular disease among middle-aged and older adults: Findings from the China health and retirement longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effect of different functional dependency types on cardiovascular disease (CVD) is largely unknown. Here, we aimed to investigate the association between functional dependence and CVD among middle-aged and older adults by conducting a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.

Methods

The study sample comprised 16,459 individuals of ≥40 years (including 10,438 without CVD) who had participated in the 2011 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Functional dependence was categorized based on the "interval-of-need" method, while CVD was defined as physician-diagnosed heart disease or stroke. Cox proportional hazard regression was employed to assess the effects of functional dependence on CVD. Moreover, patients were grouped according to the functio

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11417238 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature