Comorbidity and Functional Trajectories From Midlife to Old Age: The Health and Retirement Study

Conclusions.
Comorbidity is associated with greater burden of physical functioning difficulties. Of the studied diseases, memory-related diseases, stroke, pulmonary diseases, and arthritis alone or in combination limit most physical functioning.

Source: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - March 10, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Stenholm, S., Westerlund, H., Head, J., Hyde, M., Kawachi, I., Pentti, J., Kivimaki, M., Vahtera, J. Tags: Research Article Source Type: research