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Table 1 Physical, Emotional and Psychosocial wellbeing variable means

From: Profiles of physical, emotional and psychosocial wellbeing in the Lothian birth cohort 1936

Variable

Ranges

Total participants, n = 1091

Physical Function

  

Level of physical activity

1.1-1.5

2.98 (1.1)

Days active per month

0-31

7.68 (8.1)

ADLs

0-2

.99 (2.0)

Emotional Wellbeing

  

HADS (Anxiety)

0-21

4.89 (3.2)

HADS (Depression)

0-21

2.80 (2.2)

Quality of life

  

Physical QOL

0-20

16.10 (2.6)

Psychological QOL

0-20

15.67 (1.8)

Social QOL

0-20

17.14 (2.4)

Environmental QOL

0.20

16.71 (1.8)

  1. Standard deviations in parentheses.
  2. Note. ADLs = Activities of Daily Living. HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression scales. QOL = Quality of Life. Higher scores denote better wellbeing, ADLs and HADS scores were reversed to equate a higher score with better wellbeing.
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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