Research Article

Risk Factors for Six Types of Disability among the Older People in Thailand in 2002, 2007, and 2011

Table 1

The original values of each study variable from each dataset (original variable names are given in bold type).

Dataset200220072011

Study yearYrYrYr

AgeA2A2A5

Marital statusA5A4A10

Original value labels1 = single1 = single1 = single
2 = married and living together in household2 = married and living together in household2 = married and living together in household
3 = married but not living together in household3 = married but not living together in household3 = married but not living together in household
4 = widowed4 = widowed4 = widowed
5 = divorced5 = divorced5 = divorced
6 = separated6 = separated6 = separated

RegionREGREGREG

Original value label1 = Bangkok1 = Bangkok1 = Bangkok
2 = Central (excluding Bangkok)2 = Central (excluding Bangkok)2 = Central (excluding Bangkok)
3 = North 3 = North 3 = North
4 = Northeast4 = Northeast4 = Northeast
5 = South5 = South5 = South

AreaAreaAreaArea

Original value label1 = municipal 1 = municipal 1 = municipal
2 = nonmunicipal2 = nonmunicipal2 = nonmunicipal

Living statusB12MembersMembers

Original value label1 = living alone1 = living alone1 = living alone
2 = living with others2 = living with others2 = living with others

Working statusC1A52OP14

Original value label1 = working1 = working1 = working
2 = not working2 = not working2 = not working

IncomeC25A80OP41

Original value label0 = no income1 = more than adequate1 = more than adequate
1 = inadequate2 = adequate2 = adequate
2 = adequate3 = somewhat adequate3 = somewhat adequate
3 = more than adequate4 = inadequate4 = inadequate
9 = not known

HypertensionG16B22Op96_1
DiabetesG18B23Op96_2
Heart diseaseG19B24Op96_3
CancerG21B25Op96_5
StrokeG26/27B26Op96_13

Original value labels0 = no0 = no0 = no
1 = yes1 = yes1 = yes
2 = not known2 = not known2 = not known

EatingG33B28Op104
DressingG34B29Op105
SquattingG36B31Op111
Lifting 5 kgG37B32Op112
Stairs: 2-3 stepsG39B34Op114
Bus/boat aloneG40B35Op115

Original value label0 = no, cannot do0 = no1 = no
1 = yes, can do1 = can do with aid2 = yes, with aid
9 = not known (considered cannot do)2 = can do without aid3 = yes, without aid