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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics for all Waves, and Non-Survivors at Wave 1

From: The choice of self-rated health measures matter when predicting mortality: evidence from 10 years follow-up of the Australian longitudinal study of ageing

 

Wave 1

Wave 2

Wave 3

Wave 4

Wave 5

Wave 6

Wave 7

 

Total

Non-Survivor

Total

Total

Total

Total

Total

Total

 

N = 1733

N = 1228

N = 1522

N = 1451

N = 1301

N = 998

N = 740

N = 439

Global SRH (TV)

        

- poor

9.3%

12.2%

11.0%

6.7%

10.4%

10.1%

5.3%

6.9%

- fair

22.3%

25.7%

25.0%

25.0%

23.2%

25.5%

22.4%

26.8%

- good

30.0%

30.5%

29.7%

34.3%

31.6%

32.5%

34.7%

41.5%

- very good

29.5%

24.8%

26.2%

26.1%

27.4%

25.0%

27.7%

20.9%

- excellent

8.9%

6.8%

8.1%

7.9%

7.5%

7.0%

9.8%

3.9%

Age-Comp SRH (TV)

        

-worse

7.4%

9.1%

7.1%

   

4.0%

4.3%

- same

32.2%

34.1%

31.3%

   

36.7%

35.9%

- better

60.4%

56.8%

61.6%

  

59.3%

59.8%

 

Self-Comp SRH (TV)

        

-not as good

30.3%

35.4%

36.0%

39.3%

37.5%

43.8%

37.4%

41.6%

- same

56.5%

51.6%

55.4%

50.1%

55.6%

48.0%

52.6%

48.8%

- better

13.1%

12.9%

8.6%

10.6%

6.9%

8.2%

10.%

9.7%

Male

52.6%

58.3%

52.1%

50.1%

49.2%

46.0%

43.8%

38.7%

<$12 000

35.7%

39.5%

      

$12 001 - $20 000

45.2%

43.6%

      

$20 001 - $30 000

11.4%

9.6%

      

$30 001 - $50 000

6.2%

5.7%

      

> $50 000

1.4%

1.5%

      

≥15 Years Education a

56.0%

41.4%

      

Partnered b (TV)

64.6%

59.9%

 

48.9%

  

19.4%

9.8%

Residential Care c (TV)

6.0%

9.4%

 

7.8%

  

14.2%

12.3%

Smoker

8.6%

10.0%

      

Ex Smoker

43.3%

44.2%

      

Non-Smoker

48.1%

45.8%

      

   Mean (Standard Deviation)

        

Age (TV)

78.7 (6.72)

80.7 (6.37)

79.3 (6.60)

80.0 (6.53)

80.5 (6.40)

81.7 (6.08)

83.6 (5.59)

84.8 (4.77)

Conditions (TV)

2.86 (2.15)

2.94 (2.21)

 

4.03 (2.53)

  

4.03 (2.83)

5.18 (3.27)

Medications (TV)

3.26 (2.39)

3.58 (2.43)

 

3.99 (2.73)

  

3.89 (2.79)

 

ADLs (TV)

0.41 (1.10)

0.52 (1.23)

0.55 (1.43)

1.15 (1.91)

1.10 (1.85)

1.20 (2.08)

1.28 (2.03)

0.84 (1.54)

IADLs (TV)

0.86 (1.58)

1.06 (1.74)

1.33 (2.13)

1.25 (1.45)

0.94 (1.70)

0.90 (1.55)

1.93 (1.84)

0.74 (1.46)

MMSE (TV)

26.90 (4.15)

26.24 (4.60)

 

27.33 (2.76)

  

28.06 (2.29)

25.89 (3.71)

Depressive Symptoms (TV)

8.41 (7.49)

9.26 (7.75)

 

8.36 (7.39)

  

8.84 (6.89)

5.60 (7.45)

  1. Note: TV = Time-Varying Variables; ADL = Activities of Daily Living; IADL = Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination Score. Reference Category a - ≤ 14 Years Education; b - Not Partnered; c - Community Dwelling.