Research Article

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

Table 4

Univariate analysis of variables associated with functional limitation variables.

VariablesFunctional limitation presentFunctional limitation absentUnadjusted prevalence ratio
Present frequency (%)Absent frequency (%)PR (95% CI)

Age  group
60–6438 (6.3)565 (93.7)1.0 (Reference)
65–6970 (14.1)427 (85.9)5.5 (4.2, 6.8)
70–74105 (25.8)302 (74.2)10.3 (6.6, 14.7)
≥ 75150 (47.3)167 (52.7)18.5 (11.1, 33.7)

Sex
Male130 (15.3)717 (84.7)1.0 (Reference)
Female218 (22.3)759 (77.7)3.6 (2.5, 5.8)

Ethnic  group
Kanuri320 (20.9)1312 (79.1)1.0 (Reference)
Fulani38 (23.6)123 (76.4)1.2 (0.7, 1.5)
Hausa15 (11.4)123 (88.6)1.1 (0.7, 2.4)

Education  level
Tertiary education1 (7.1)13 (92.9)1.0 (Reference)
Secondary education17 (11.8)144 (88.2)2.2 (1.3, 3.6)
Primary education90 (19.5)424 (80.5)3.7 (2.6, 5.8)
No formal education332 (29.3)803 (70.7)6.3 (3.8, 11.6)

Marital  status
Married240 (20.60)926 (79.4)1.0 (Reference)
Widowed110 (23.5)359 (76.5)2.2 (1.3, 3.5)
Single2 (1.6)122 (98.4)2.7 (1.6, 3.7)
Divorced1 (1.5)64 (98.5)2.9 (1.8, 4.4)

Living  arrangements
Living with others340 (21.1)1272 (78.9)1.0 (Reference)
Living alone37 (17.5)175 (82.5)2.3 (1.4, 2.7)

Social  support
Not at risk of isolation280 (18.8)1213 (81.3)1.0 (Reference)
At risk of isolation88 (26.6)243 (73.4)2.8 (1.9, 4.5)

Presence  of  chronic  disease
None37 (5.7)604 (94.3)1.0 (Reference)
One chronic disease230 (23.1)767 (76.9)9.6 (5.7, 12.4)
More than one chronic-disease73 (39.2)113 (60.8)18.8 (9.4, 35.7)

Diabetes
No160 (17.2)766 (82.8)1.0 (Reference)
Yes337 (37.5)561 (62.5)9.4 (8.7, 12.8)

Arthritis
No171 (14.5)1001 (85.5)1.0 (Reference)
Yes260 (39.9)392 (60.1)8.9 (6.8, 11.5)

Stroke
No255 (20.4)993 (79.6)1.0 (Reference)
Yes251 (43.6)325 (56.4)5.8 (3.9, 7.2)

Depressive  symptomatology
No211 (15.2)1176 (84.8)1.0 (Reference) 1387
Yes163 (37.3)274 (62.7)9.9 (7.4, 14.5)

Presenting  visual  acuity
Normal252 (16.8)1250 (83.2)1.0 (Reference)
Mild to moderate-Visual impairment70 (31.7)151 (68.3)1.8 (1.2, 2.9)
Blind40 (33.1)81 (66.9)5.6 (3.7, 8.8)

BMI  (Kg/m2)
Normal158 (20.8)600 (78.1)1.0 (Reference)
Underweight198 (25.6)575 (74.4)2.4 (1.9, 4.2)
Overweight44 (20.2)174 (79.8)2.6 (2.2, 4.7)
Obese13 (17.3)62 (82.7)2.7 (2.5, 5.3)