Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of elderly dependent on diet pattern group
Variables | Healthy diet cluster | Unhealthy diet cluster | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 9128 | N = 2493 | ||
N (%) or mean (SD) | N (%) or mean (SD) | ||
HADS total score (0–42) ↓ | 7.56 (5.1) | 8.75 (5.5) | .000* |
Sociodemographic information | |||
Female | 5119 (56.1) | 1181 (47.4) | .000* |
Cohabitating | 5872 (64.3) | 1248 (50.1) | .000* |
Lifestyle style behaviors | |||
Ex-smoker | 7282 (83.7) | 1871 (83.1) | .006* |
Alcohol consumption (1–8) ↓ | 4.82 (1.9) | 5.12 (1.9) | .000* |
Overall health and wellbeing | |||
Life-satisfaction (0–7) ↓ | 2.25 (1.0) | 2.41 (1.0) | .000* |
Health at the moment (0–4) ↑ | 2.66 (0.6) | 2.56 (0.6) | .000* |
Social support | |||
SCS (friends support) | 7377 (92.2) | 1895 (90.5) | .000* |
SCS (friends talk) | 7204 (90.6) | 1875 (89.2) | .059 |
SF-8 (0–5) ↓ | 1.54 (0.9) | 1.69 (1.0) | .000* |
Network united (1–5) ↓ | 1.78 (0.9) | 1.87 (1.0) | .000* |
Network distrust (1–5) ↑ | 3.61 (1.4) | 3.36 (1.4) | .000* |
Network welfare (1–5) ↓ | 1.38 (0.7) | 1.46 (0.8) | .000* |
I-ADL | |||
Can prepare warm meals without help from others (yes = 1) | 5063 (96.1) | 1449 (94.8) | .028* |
Can do the shopping without help from others (yes = 1) | 5063 (95.5) | 1453 (94.7) | .196 |
Can go out without help from others (yes = 1) | 5187 (97.8) | 1478 (96.7) | .009* |
Can do light housework without help from others (yes = 1) | 5168 (98.0) | 1466 (96.3) | .000* |
Can do heavier housework without help from others (yes = 1) | 4423 (84.3) | 1177 (77.8) | .000* |
Can do the laundry without help from others (yes = 1) | 4764 (91.5) | 1357 (89.9) | .048* |
Can pay bills without help from others (yes = 1) | 5073 (95.6) | 1432 (93.7) | .001* |
Can take medicines without help from others (yes = 1) | 5097 (98.5) | 1453 (97.5) | .009* |
Can take the bus without help from others (yes = 1) | 4672 (91.4) | 1258 (86.7) | .000* |