Association between multimorbidity patterns and disability among older people covered by long-term care insurance in Shanghai, China

Table 3 Associations between multimorbidity and functional disability (N = 1871)

No. Of chronic conditions	Prevalence, n (%)	BADL disability	IADL disability
No. Of chronic conditions	Prevalence, n (%)	OR (95% CI)^a	OR (95% CI)^a
0	108 (5.8)	Reference	Reference
1	373 (19.9)	2.73 (1.70–4.38)	1.69 (0.93–3.06)
2	348 (18.6)	1.74 (1.08–2.80)	1.97 (1.07–3.61)
3	397 (21.2)	2.15 (1.35–3.45)	2.52 (1.37–4.63)
≥4	645 (34.5)	3.38 (2.15–5.32)	5.44 (2.91–10.16)

BADL Basic activities of daily living; IADL Instrumental activities of daily living
Severe and moderate dependence = disability, mild and no dependence = independent/ no disability
OR Odd ratio, IC Confidence interval
Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05)
^aAll models were adjusted for care model, sex, age, education level, marital status, income, and social support

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