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Table 5 Health indicators' prevalence by health status profile at T0 (%)

From: Health status transitions in community-living elderly with complex care needs: a latent class approach

  

Cog&Physic Imp

Cog-Imp

Physic-Imp

R-Healthy

ADL-Mobility

n = 1164

No

0

35.1

9.5

79.3

 

1–2 activities

14.1

56.7

63.3

20.7

 

+ 2 activities

85.9

8.2

27.2

0

 

χ2 (p-value)

 

955.01 (p < 0.001)

 
 

Adjusted C*

 

0.822 (p < 0.001)

 

ADL-Personal care

n = 1164

No

6.3

59.0

60.9

95.7

 

1–2 activities

23.0

31.3

33.7

4.2

 

+ 2 activities

70.7

9.7

5.3

0

 

χ2 (p-value)

 

770.27 (p < 0.001)

 
 

Adjusted C

 

0.773 (p < 0.001)

 

IADL

n = 1164

0–2 activities

0

2.2

26.2

87.3

 

3–4 activities

1.1

19.4

57.5

12.4

 

+4 activities

98.9

78.4

16.3

0.3

 

χ2 (p-value)

 

1156.42 (p < 0.001)

 
 

Adjusted C

 

0.865 (p < 0.001)

 

Cognitive problems

n = 1159

None

30.4

10.7

92.9

86.1

 

Moderate

6.5

13.2

3.9

8.8

 

Severe

63.1

76.0

3.1

5

 

χ2 (p-value)

 

556.05 (p < 0.001)

 
 

Adjusted C

 

0.719 (p < 0.001)

 

Comorbidity

n = 1158

0

25.4

71.4

11.9

36.1

 

1–2

48.9

24.1

45.3

42.5

 

>3

25.7

4.5

42.8

21.4

 

χ2 (p-value)

 

208.70 (p < 0.001)

 
 

Adjusted C

 

0.479 (p < 0.0001)

 
  1. * C = Contingency coefficient with adjustment so it reaches a maximum of 1 (i.e. C/Sqr-root of k1-/k, where k is the number of rows or column, whichever is less)
  2. ADL refers to difficulty with activities of daily living; IADL refers to difficulty with instrumental activities of daily living