Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Dementia: National Estimates of Functional Disability Trajectories
Vroomen J, Han L, Monin JK, Lipska KJ, Allore HG. Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Dementia: National Estimates of Functional Disability Trajectories. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 766-772. PMID: 29521414, PMCID: PMC5906138, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart diseaseDisability trajectoriesPossible dementiaNational estimatesChronic conditionsGreater oddsPhysician-diagnosed chronic conditionsCognitive statusCommunity-dwelling Medicare beneficiariesMultiple chronic conditionsAging Trends StudyComplex survey designGroup-based trajectory modelingADL disabilityNational HealthProbable dementiaDaily livingMultinomial logistic regressionMedicare beneficiariesDiabetesStudy attritionConcurrent conditionsDementiaSociodemographic characteristicsSevere disability