Having at least one chronic disease (heart problems, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, or stroke) had a highly significant association with dressing (OR = 3.41, 95% CI: 3.10–3.76), eating (OR = 3.19, 95% CI: 2.85–3.56), using stairs (OR = 2.16, 95% CI: 2.06–2.26), traveling alone (OR = 1.85, 95% CI: 1.78–1.92), lifting 5 kg (OR = 1.70, 95% CI: 1.64–1.76), squatting (OR = 2.07, 95% CI: 1.97–2.17), and any disability (OR = 1.77, 95% CI: 1.71–1.83) at p < 0.001.
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Risk Factors for Six Types of Disability among the Older People in Thailand in 2002, 2007, and 2011.
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