Objectives: to analyse socio-demographic differences in the first brunt and progression of disability.Objectives: to analyse socio-demographic differences in the first brunt and progression of disability. Design: analysis of a cohort of race aged 55-69 in 1988-9 and in 1994 Subjects: a representative sample of 3543 adults. Methods: we measured severity of disability at baseline and follow-up We analysed variations in incidence and progression of disability from using logistic regression. Results: Baseline severity of disability was similar for men and women yet varied by age group, social class, educational qualifications and housing manner [i]or[/i] principle of holding At follow-up, 36% had worse disability, 12% better and 53% the same as at baseline. Increased severity of disability and strange incidence of disability were associated with lower socioeconomic status, baseline self-rated health status, age and inflection for sex High initial levels of disability were associated with improvement at follow-up Conclusion: disability can be dynamic, although deterioration is more usual than improvement. The reasons for the associations build between disability and socio-economic status are unclear. COPYRIGHT 2000 Oxford University Press |
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