Explaining higher functional disability in women compared to men among older adults – the Singapore Chinese Health Study
Lower educational attainment, musculoskeletal conditions, and abdominal obesity may contribute to a higher likelihood of disability in women. Additionally, abdominal obesity, arthritis and cardiometabolic diseases showed stronger associations with functional disability in women than in men.
Authors
- Gim Gee Teng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1128-5780)
- Woon‐Puay Koh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5674-6341)
- Aizhen Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6375-8546)
- Ariel Fangting Ying (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7403-7517)
- Li‐Feng Tan
- An Pan
Institutions
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (SG)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Alexandra Hospital (SG)
- National University Health System (SG)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06595-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- National University of Singapore
- Medical Research Council
- National Medical Research Council