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Table 4 Changes occurring between waves 1 and 2, classified by the functional ability index at wave 1

From: Long-term prediction of changes in health status, frailty, nursing care and mortality in community-dwelling senior citizens - results from the longitudinal urban cohort ageing study (LUCAS)

Characteristics

ALL n = 1679 (100) cases/n (%)

Women n = 1043 (62.1) cases/n (%)

Men n = 636 (37.9) cases/n (%)

Robust n = 1022 (60.9) cases/n (%)

postRobust n = 220 (13.1) cases/n (%)

preFrail n = 172 (10.2) cases/n (%)

Transients*n = 392 (23.3) cases/n (%)

Frail n = 265 (15.8) cases/n (%)

Deaths

288/1679(17.2)

159/1043(15.2)

129/636(20.3)

97/1022(9.5)

49/220(22.3)

47/172(27.3)

96/392(24.5)

95/265(35.8)

Lost to follow-up

67/1679(4.0)

53/1043(5.1)

14/636(2.2)

33/1022(3.2)

10/220(4.5)

10/172(5.8)

20/392(5.1)

14/265(5.3)

Refusals†

203/1679(12.1)

140/1043(13.4)

63/636(9.9)

106/1022(10.4)

21/220(9.5)

31/172(18.0)

52/392(13.3)

45/265(17.0)

  1. *Transients: postRobust + preFrail.
  2. †At wave 2; 13 missing due to missing single responses.