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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study population (Nā€‰=ā€‰407)

From: Exploring the aggregation of four functional measures in a population of older adults with joint pain and comorbidity

Gender: female, n (%)

254 (62.4)

Age, mean (SD)

76.8 (6.3)

Nationality: Dutch, n (%)

386 (95.1)

Marital status: married/ cohabiting, n (%)

236 (58.7)

Living situation: together, n (%)

242 (59.5)

Educational level, n (%)

Ā 

Primary

121 (29.7)

Secondary

199 (48.9)

College/university

87 (21.4)

Comorbidity

Ā 

Number of chronic diseases, n (%)

Ā 

2 chronic diseases

210 (51.6)

ā‰„3 chronic diseases

197 (48.4)

Joint pain

Ā 

Number of joint pain sites, n (%)

Ā 

single

38 (9.4)

multiple

367 (90.6)

Pain duration worst pain site: ā‰„ 6Ā months, n (%)

358 (89.5)

Pain intensity CPG (range 0ā€“100), mean (SD)

64.4 (17.3)

Functional impairment

Ā 

Impaired physical functioning (PF), yes, n (%)

267 (65.6)

ADL limitations (KATZ), yes, n (%)

127 (31.2)

IADL limitations (Lawton), yes, n (%)

248 (60.9)

Participation restriction in basic activities (KAP), yes, n (%)

190 (46.7)

Number of functional impairments, n (%)

Ā 

1-2

165 (40.6)

3-4

166 (40.7)

  1. nā€‰=ā€‰number; SDā€‰=ā€‰standard deviation; CPGā€‰=ā€‰Chronic Pain Grade; ADLā€‰=ā€‰Activities of Daily Living; IADLā€‰=ā€‰Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; KAPā€‰=ā€‰Keele Assessment of Participation.