Table 1 Subject characteristics and the related mean of the subscale scores of CHIEF-CET

Age(y)

65–74

107 (53.5%)

0.38

0.49

0.40

0.29

75 and older

93 (46.5%)

0.80

0.88

0.75

0.66

Gender

Female

117 (58.5%)

0.58

0.62

0.58

0.47

Male

83 (41.5%)

0.57

0.74

0.55

0.44

Education

Literate

149 (74.5%)

0.51

0.59

0.50

0.37

Illiterate

51 (25.5%)

0.76

0.90

0.75

0.72

Living arrangement

Live with spouse/kids or others

169 (84.5%)

0.49

0.62

0.48

0.38

Live alone

31 (15.5%)

1.03

0.95

1.05

0.90

Financial status

Non-lower ranking family

168 (84%)

0.53

0.65

0.51

0.37

Lower-ranking family

32 (16%)

0.83

0.79

0.88

0.94

Self-rated health

Good-very good

28 (14%)

0.12

0.03

0.01

0.04

Very poor-fair

172 (86%)

0.65

0.78

0.66

0.53

GDS

0–5

165 (82.5%)

0.57

0.66

0.53

0.47

6-7

35 (17.5%)

0.62

0.72

0.75

0.41

TUG

0-10secs

110 (55%)

0.36

0.41

0.29

0.23

>10secs

90 (45%)

0.84

1.00

0.90

0.74

BADLs

No disability

141 (70.5%)

0.48

0.50

0.42

0.29

Disability

59 (29.5%)

0.80

1.09

0.91

0.87

IADLs

No disability

With difficulty in 1–2 tasks

51 (25.5%)

0.84

0.94

0.71

0.48

With difficulty in more than 2 tasks

58 (29%)

0.79

1.11

0.91

0.89