Table 3

Adjusted odds of a decline in PCS attributable to presence vs. absence of each main chronic diseasea (Total N = 1574)

Disease
Nb
Adjusted odds ratio

Hypertension
281
1.0
Diabetes
249
2.1 (1.5, 2.9)
Coronary Artery Disease
364
1.1 (0.8, 1.5)
Congestive Heart Failure
137
2.9 (1.7, 5.0)
Respiratory Disease
125
1.7 (1.1, 2.8)
Musculoskeletal Disease
514
0.9 (0.7, 1.2)
Depression
319
1.3 (0.9, 1.8)

a) Adjusted for number of main conditions, number of additional comorbid conditions, poverty level, gender, race, educational level, employment status, marital status.

b) Sum to more than 100% due to coexisting conditions

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