Physical Functional Limitations among Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Older Adults: Associations with Socio-Demographic Factors and Health

Lina Gubhaju, Emily Banks, Rona MacNiven, Bridgette J McNamara, Grace Joshy, Adrian Bauman and Sandra J Eades

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 9, 1-17

Abstract: Background: Australian Aboriginal people are disproportionately affected by physical disability; the reasons for this are unclear. This study aimed to quantify associations between severe physical functional limitations and socio-demographic and health-related factors among older Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adults. Methods: Questionnaire data from 1,563 Aboriginal and 226,802 non-Aboriginal participants aged ≥45 years from the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study (New South Wales, Australia) were used to calculate age- and sex-adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) for severe limitation [MOS-PF score

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139364

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