Research Article

Prevalence and Correlates of Physical Disability and Functional Limitation among Elderly Rural Population in Nigeria

Table 2

Prevalence of physical disability and functional limitation among elderly Nigerian ( ).

Variable Activities of daily living (ADL) dependenceFunctional limitation
10 items6 items5 items
RR [95% CI]RR [95% CI]RR [95% CI]RR [95% CI]

Overall
≥60182428.3 (25.2, 31. 5)15.7 (13.4, 19.8)12.1 (9.8, 15.3)22.5 (18.1, 24. 4)
≥65122139.1 (35.4, 44. 5)21.4 (17.8, 25.6)15.6 (12.6, 19.2)28.2 (25.3, 32.8)
≥7082445.5 (42.8, 52.8)27.3 (22.4, 31.9)22.2 (17.7, 25.4)38.0 (32.5, 43.7)
≥7531752.8 (43.8, 61.7)34.6 (28.3, 45.1)26.6 (19.4, 35.3)51.5 (43.7, 60.5)

Age  group
60–6460311.7 (7.5, 18.3)10.3 (6.4, 17.30)8.1 (4.2, 14.36)12.4 (7.2, 19.2)
65–6949772.3 (52.2, 89.5)31.3 (19.7, 50.5)22.3 (11.5, 33.7)38.4 (32.3, 55.2)
70–7440778.4 (64.2, 94.3)37.7 (27.3, 53.2)29.9 (20.2, 44.5)48.8 (37.6, 66.4)
≥7531798.9 (85.3, 111.7)59.9 (52.3, 86.2)50.4 (35.5, 65.7)98.3 (40.1, 56.6)

Male
≥60 (overall)84734.8 (33.3, 52.3)25.7 (17.7, 31.6)16.6 (12.3, 25.6)29.3 (22.7, 38.8)
60–6426515.3 (7.1, 29.5)10.8 (5.3, 20.3)9.7 (3.5, 22.4)9.8 (3.3, 11.2)
65–6924237.7 (23.0, 64.2)15.4 (7.5, 32.6)17.4 (6.8, 26.8)27.7 (15.7, 26.8)
70–7420163.4 (40.7, 85.3)32.4 (15.7, 59.3)23.2 (11.4, 52.6)34.7 (17.6, 63.2)
≥7513973.4 (51.1, 99.6)41.3 (21.7, 69.8)30.0 (14.4, 59.8)72.2 (43.9, 52.7)

Female
≥60 (overall)97758.5 (49.3, 64.7)32.2 (25.3, 37.5)23.4 (17.3, 29.6)46.4 (40.1, 54.3)
60–6433819.7 (6.7, 13.3)11.5 (7.7, 21.6)15.7 (2.6, 16.2)13.7 (7.1, 24.7)
65–6925552.4 (35.7, 73.4)17.6 (7.5, 32.6)23.7 (5.7, 28.3)24.6 (13.8, 42.8)
70–7420685.7 (64.6, 105.8)37.5 (25.7, 58.7)32.3 (18.6, 53.2)53.4 (40.2, 37.4)
≥7517884.7 (89.6, 135.3)77.4 (60.2, 92.1)60.3 (43.5, 80.6)116.8 (89.8, 135.7)

Monthly  income  (US$/Month)
<100143133.2 (18.3, 34.7)25.6 (22.7, 27.9)18.8 (17.3, 20.3)26.1 (23.7, 29.5)
100–1992446.9 (3.1, 8.3)5.8 (4.7, 6.2)7.1 (6.6, 8.4)8.7 (7.3, 9.4)
200–2991022.4 (1.9, 3.7)1.9 (1.1, 2.3)2.5 (1.9, 3.6)3.1 (2.8, 4.5)
>300470.6 (0.2–0.9)0.7 (1.2, 1.8)0.6 (0.2, 1.4)1.4 (0.8, 1.9)