Survival, disabilities in activities of daily living, and physical and cognitive functioning among the oldest-old in China: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The oldest-old (those aged ≥80 years) are the most rapidly growing age group globally, and are most in need of health care and assistance. We aimed to assess changes in mortality, disability in activities of daily living, and physical and cognitive functioning among oldest-old individuals between 1998 and 2008.

Methods

We used data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study. Three pairs of cohorts aged 80-89 years, 90-99 years, and 100-105 years (in total, 19 528 oldest-old participants) were examined; the two cohorts in each pair were born 10 years apart, with the same age at the time of the assessment in the 1998 and 2008 surveys. Four health outcomes were investigated: annual death rate, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), physical performance in three

SUBMITTER: Zeng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5406246 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature