Disease or function? What matters most for self-rated health in older people depends on age.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Self-rated health (SRH) holistically captures older adults' health status from the perspective of the individual. AIMS:To explore the accuracy of five objective health indicators related to diseases, physical function, cognition and disability in discriminating SRH among the youngest and oldest old. METHODS:We used baseline data from 2196 participants of the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen (SNAC-K), Sweden (years 2001-2004). Area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUROC) were obtained from logistic regressions adjusted by sex, age and education. RESULTS:Among the youngest old, having ≥ 4 chronic diseases showed the highest discriminatory capacity of poor versus good SRH (AUROC: 0.714). Among the oldest old, a walking speed < 1.0 m/s showe

SUBMITTER: Straatmann VS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7452924 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature