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. 2020 Jul 28;17(15):5426.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155426.

Effects of Disability Type on the Association between Age and Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors among Elderly Persons with Disabilities in Shanghai, China

Xichen Wang  1   2 , Mei Sun  2 , Xiaohong Li  2 , Jun Lu  2 , Gang Chen  1   2
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Effects of Disability Type on the Association between Age and Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors among Elderly Persons with Disabilities in Shanghai, China

Xichen Wang et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Little is known about differences in the association between age and risk factors of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), according to the disability type in Chinese elderly persons with disabilities. Thus, we examined the effects of these differences in elderly persons with disabilities in Shanghai, China. We evaluated four NCD risk factors (hypertension, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and overweight) using health data obtained from 20,471 elderly persons with disabilities in 2017. Logistic regression analyses explored differences in the association between age and NCD risk factors according to the disability types, after adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics. We observed significant differences in the association between age and NCD risk factors across disability types; a significant association was observed between older age and higher odds of hypertension (p < 0.001) among subjects with a physical disability. However, the prevalence of hypertension did not significantly differ by age in subjects with multiple disabilities. Interventions for elderly patients whose disabilities are more strongly affected by environmental factors should focus more on reduction of subjects' barriers to activities through improvements in living and environmental adaptability for physical activities.

Keywords: disability; elderly population; non-communicable disease risk factor.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Results of a logistic regression analysis of hypertension according to age group across disability types. a Adjusted for sex, residence permit, education level, marital status, disability type, and disability severity. b Adjusted for sex, residence permit, education level, marital status, and disability severity.
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Results of a logistic regression analysis of hyperglycemia according to age group across disability types. a Adjusted for sex, residence permit, education level, marital status, disability type, and disability severity. b Adjusted for sex, residence permit, education level, marital status, and disability severity.
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Figure 3
Results of a logistic regression analysis of hyperlipidemia according to age groups across disability types. a Adjusted for sex, residence permit, education level, marital status, disability type, and disability severity. b Adjusted for sex, residence permit, education level, marital status, and disability severity.
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Figure 4
Results of a logistic regression analysis of overweight according to age group across disability types. a Adjusted for sex, residence permit, education level, marital status, disability type, and disability severity. b Adjusted for sex, residence permit, education level, marital status, and disability severity.
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