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Table 2 Descriptive statistics (n = 16, 369)

From: Estimating multiple morbidity disease burden among older persons: a convergent construct validity study to discriminate among six chronic illness measures, CCHS 2008/09

Interval/Dichotomous variables

Min/Max range

Mean

Standard deviation

Multimorbidity (0, 1+)

0 to 1

.90

.30

Multimorbidity (0/1, 2+)

0 to 1

.71

.46

Multimorbidity Additive Scale

0 to 19

2.82

.43

Multimorbidity Weighted by HUI3

0 to 2.46

.43

.33

Multimorbidity Weighted by ADL

0 to 1.8

.28

.22

Multimorbidity Weighted by HUI3 betas

0 to 1.18

.21

.17

Number of health professional visits

0 to 10

2.85

1.33

Medication(s) used daily

0 to 11

1.94

1.52

Life satisfaction (5/35)

5 to 35

27.67

5.23

Perceived Health (0, 1)

0 to 1.00

.76

.42

HUI3 (−.32 /1)

-.32 to 1

.80

.24

OARS ADL Scale (0/8)

0 to 8

.53

1.27

Ordinal and categorical variables

Categories

Frequency (%)

Age

65 to 69 years

4,949 (30.2)

 

70 to 74 years

4,074 (24.9)

 

75 to 79 years

3,254 (19.9)

 

80 to 84 years

2,249 (13.7)

 

85 and over

1,843 (11.3)

Gender

Male

7,385 (45.1)

 

Female

8,984 (54.9)