Table 3 Aspects of health: Comparison of psychological well-being, depression, symptoms, perceived functional independence, functional limitations, use of mobility devices and ADL between the younger old and the very old cohort

Psychological well-being^a

 Autonomy md (q1-q3)

34 (31–38)

370

35 (31–38)

378

1.0

 Purpose in life md (q1-q3)

32 (29–36)

368

27 (24–30)

381

<0.001

Depression^b

 Mood md (q1-q3)

0 (0–1)

369

1 (0–2)

394

<0.001

 Motivation md (q1-q3)

0 (0–1)

370

2 (1–3)

395

<0.001

 Total score md (q1-q3)

1 (0–2)

369

3 (1–4)

394

<0.001

  ≥ 5 points % (n)

9.2 (34)

20.4 (81)

<0.001

Symptoms, total no.md (q1-q3)

5 (3–10)

361

7 (4–10)

384

0.126

 Depression % (n)

61.2 (227)

67.0 (266)

1.0

 Tension % (n)

44.5 (165)

46.2 (182)

1.0

 Gastro-urinary % (n)

40.8 (150)

50.6 (200)

0.252

 Musculoskeletal % (n)

67.4(250)

75.3 (298)

0.669

 Metabolism % (n)

42.8 (169)

53.0 (195)

0.210

 Heart-lung % (n)

45.8 (170)

47.9 (190)

1.0

 Head % (n)

62.5 (232)

81.3 (321)

<0.001

Perceived func. indep. md (q1-q3)

10 (9–10)

370

9 (8–10)

385

<0.001

Functional limitations md (q1-q3)

1 (0–2)

370

2 (1–4)

389

<0.001

Mobility device use

Indoors

 Cane/crutch % (n)

1.4 (5)

12.8 (51)

<0.001

 Walking frame % (n)

1.6 (6)

11.8 (47)

<0.001

 Wheelchair % (n)

0.3 (1)

0.8 (3)

1.0

Outdoors

 Cane/crutch % (n)

3.5 (13)

29.5 (117)

<0.001

 Walking frame % (n)

3.0 (11)

26.4 (105)

<0.001

 Wheelchair % (n)

0.3 (1)

3.8 (15)

0.028

Activities of daily living

 Independent without difficulty % (n)

78.9 (292)

16.7 (63)

<0.001

 Independent with difficulty % (n)

9.5 (35)

18.3 (69)

0.036

 Dependent IADL^c % (n)

11.1 (41)

54.4 (205)

<0.001

 Dependent IADL and PADL^d % (n)

0.5 (2)

10.6 (40)

<0.001