Table 1 Sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics of the study population
From: Measuring multimorbidity in older adults: comparing different data sources
Characteristics | Total sample n = 1625 | |
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
Gender | ||
 M | 704 | 43.3 |
 F | 921 | 56.7 |
Age groups | ||
 65–69 | 532 | 32.7 |
 70–74 | 494 | 30.4 |
 75–79 | 334 | 20.6 |
 80–84 | 185 | 11.4 |
 85–89 | 70 | 4.3 |
 90 et + | 10 | 0.6 |
Education (in years) | ||
 < 7 | 409 | 25.2 |
 8–12 | 714 | 43.9 |
 ≥13 | 502 | 30.9 |
Income | ||
 0–25,000 | 555 | 34.2 |
 ≥ 25,000 | 1070 | 65.8 |
Marital status | ||
 With partner | 1030 | 63.4 |
 Without | 595 | 36.6 |
Perceived mental health | ||
 Excellent/very good | 1130 | 69.5 |
 Good | 391 | 24.1 |
 Fair/poor | 104 | 6.4 |
Perceived physical health | ||
 Excellent/very good | 896 | 55.1 |
 Good | 469 | 28.9 |
 Fair/poor | 260 | 16 |
Smoking | ||
 Never | 616 | 37.9 |
 Former | 869 | 53.5 |
 Current | 140 | 8.6 |
Social support (mean ± SD) | 2.82 (0.51) |  |
Number of outpatient visits (mean ± SD) | 25.66 (22.66) |  |
Number of ED visits (mean ± SD) | 1.27 (2.09) |  |
Number of hospitalizations (mean ± SD) | 0.45 (1.00) |  |