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Table 3 Adjusted odds of a decline in PCS attributable to presence vs. absence of each main chronic diseasea (Total N = 1574)

From: Predicting declines in physical function in persons with multiple chronic medical conditions: What we can learn from the medical problem list

Disease

Nb

Adjusted odds ratio

Hypertension

281

1.0

Diabetes

249

2.1 (1.5, 2.9)

Coronary Artery Disease

364

1.1 (0.8, 1.5)

Congestive Heart Failure

137

2.9 (1.7, 5.0)

Respiratory Disease

125

1.7 (1.1, 2.8)

Musculoskeletal Disease

514

0.9 (0.7, 1.2)

Depression

319

1.3 (0.9, 1.8)

  1. a) Adjusted for number of main conditions, number of additional comorbid conditions, poverty level, gender, race, educational level, employment status, marital status.
  2. b) Sum to more than 100% due to coexisting conditions