Distribution and determinants of functioning and disability in aged adults: results from the German KORA-Age study

Today industrialized countries face a burgeoning aged population.
Thus, there is increasing attention on the functioning and
disabilities of aged adults as potential determinants of autonomy
and independent living. However, there are few representative
findings on the prevalence and determinants of disability in aged
persons in the German population.The objective of our study is to
examine the frequency, distribution and determinants of functioning
and disability in aged persons and to assess the contribution of
diseases to the prevalence of disability.