Table 1 Characteristics, stratified by age group (< 65 years; ≥ 65 years) (n = 7808)
Individuals <65 years (n = 3950) | Individuals ≥65 years (n = 3858) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N/Mean | %/(SD) | N/Mean | %/(SD) | t-test/ chi2 | |
Gender: Female | 2139 | 53.8% | 1836 | 46.2% | <.001 |
Age in years | 55.0 | 6.3 | 73.8 | 5.9 | <.001 |
Marital status: married and living together with spouse | 2726 | 49.9% | 2738 | 50.1% | .19 |
Monthly net equivalent income in Euro | 2092.1 | 1490.8 | 1800.1 | 1240.6 | <.001 |
Body-Mass-Index (BMI) | 26.8 | 4.9 | 27.0 | 4.2 | .08 |
Smoking status: Daily | 805 | 75.1% | 267 | 24.9% | <.001 |
- Yes, sometimes | 217 | 70.7% | 90 | 29.3% | |
- Not anymore | 1277 | 44.4% | 1597 | 55.6% | |
- Never been smoker | 1541 | 44.2% | 1948 | 55.8% | |
Consumption of alcohol: Daily | 378 | 40.4% | 557 | 59.6% | <.001 |
- several times a week | 1009 | 53.2% | 888 | 46.8% | |
- once a week | 710 | 56.8% | 540 | 43.2% | |
- one to three times a month | 524 | 55.3% | 423 | 44.7% | |
- less frequently | 863 | 46.0% | 1012 | 54.0% | |
- never | 369 | 41.5% | 520 | 58.5% | |
Physical activity: Daily | 244 | 37.4% | 409 | 62.6% | <.001 |
- several times a week | 1161 | 54.5% | 971 | 45.5% | |
- once a week | 740 | 51.9% | 685 | 48.1% | |
- one to three times a month | 337 | 57.8% | 246 | 42.2% | |
- less frequently | 575 | 62.7% | 342 | 37.3% | |
- never | 801 | 38.2% | 1296 | 61.8% | |
Subjective health (from 1 = “very good” to 5 = “very bad”) | 2.4 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | <.001 |
Number of physical illnesses | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 | <.001 |
Experiencing a fall in the preceding 12 months | 527 | 38.4% | 845 | 61.6% | <.001 |
Social exclusion | 2.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | .06 |
Loneliness | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | <.001 |
Number of important people in regular contact | 5.5 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 2.7 | <.001 |