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This cross-sectional study used public Long-term Care Insurance (LTCI) claimants\u2019 assessment data of Yiwu city in Zhejiang Province, China, for 2604 individuals aged 60 years and older, from September through December 2018. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was conducted using 10 common chronic conditions. Structural Equation Modeling was used to examine the disablement process. The latent classes of multimorbidity patterns were the \u201ccoronary atherosclerotic heart disease\u201d class (19.0%), the \u201clower limb fractures\u201d class (26.4%), and the \u201cother diseases\u201d class (54.6%). The structural model results show that coronary atherosclerotic heart disease had a significant influence on incontinence, but it was not statistically significant in predicting vision impairment and mobility impairment. Lower limb fractures had significant effects on vision impairment, incontinence, and mobility impairment. Vision impairment, incontinence, and mobility impairment had significant effects on physical activities of daily living (ADLs). 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