Association between multimorbidity patterns and activities of daily living function among older adults in China: a longitudinal population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older individuals are vulnerable to multiple non-communicable chronic diseases, leading to an increased risk of a decline in activities of daily living (ADLs) disability. Whether this association is affected by sociodemographic factors remains unclear. This study aimed to identify multimorbidity patterns and explore their association with ADLs.

Methods

This study included 14,018 older adults (≥ 60 years) from five waves of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (2011-2020). Multimorbidity patterns were identified among 13 non-communicable chronic diseases using exploratory factor analysis. Associations between multimorbidity patterns and ADLs (basic ADL, BADL; instrumental ADL, IADL) were examined using mixed-effects models. Stratified and interaction

SUBMITTER: Li R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12604309 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature