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November 10, 2025BMC GeriatricsOpen Access

Association between multimorbidity patterns and activities of daily living function among older adults in China: a longitudinal population-based cohort study

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RLRui LiBCBizhong CheWXWenjuan Xiao

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Population-based cohort study shows multimorbidity impacts activities of daily living in older adults, indicating sociocultural factors may influence outcomes.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore the association between multimorbidity patterns and activities of daily living in older adults.
  • Included 14,018 older adults from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (2011–2020)
  • Identified multimorbidity patterns using exploratory factor analysis
  • Examined associations with ADLs using mixed-effects models
  • Conducted stratified analyses based on sociodemographic factors
  • Identified four multimorbidity patterns: visceral-skeletal, respiratory system, neurodegenerative, and cardiometabolic diseases
  • Higher multimorbidity scores linked to increased BADL and IADL disability risk
  • Neurodegenerative diseases had the strongest association with BADL and IADL disability
  • Socioeconomic factors such as education and urban residency influenced outcomes.

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Li et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69252ea8c0ce034ddc356b3fhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06567-4
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