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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the participants

From: Prevalence of impaired functional reading ability and its association with quality of life, daily activity, mobility and social participation among general older adults in Germany

Characteristic

Male

Female

Total

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Total

394

(100.00)

386

(100.00)

780

(100.00)

Age group

 65–69

128

(32.49)

140

(36.27)

268

(34.36)

 70–74

116

(29.44)

124

(32.12)

240

(30.77)

 75–79

85

(21.57)

74

(19.17)

159

(20.38)

 80–84

46

(11.68)

34

(8.81)

80

(10.26)

 85–89

18

(4.57)

13

(3.37)

31

(3.97)

  > 89

1

(0.25)

1

(0.26)

2

(0.26)

Education (number of school years)

  < 10 years

225

(57.11)

246

(63.73)

471

(60.38)

 10 years

87

(22.08)

88

(22.80)

175

(22.44)

  > 10 years

79

(20.05)

52

(13.47)

131

(16.79)

 Missing

3

(0.76)

0

(0.00)

3

(0.38)

MMSE score

 10–17

1

(0.25)

0

(0.00)

1

(0.13)

 18–23

18

(4.57)

13

(3.37)

31

(3.97)

 24–30

370

(93.91)

372

(96.37)

742

(95.13)

 Missing

5

(1.27)

1

(0.26)

6

(0.77)

Limited mobility

 No

359

(91.12)

353

(91.45)

712

(91.28)

 Yes

21

(5.33)

19

(4.92)

40

(5.13)

 Missing

14

(3.55)

14

(3.63)

28

(3.59)

Falls within the last 12 months

 No

316

(80.20)

285

(73.83)

601

(77.05)

 Yes

60

(15.23)

84

(21.76)

144

(18.46)

 Missing

18

(4.57)

17

(4.41)

35

(4.49)

Restrictions in everyday activities

 No

282

(71.57)

320

(82.91)

602

(77.18)

 Yes

98

(24.87)

52

(13.47)

150

(19.23)

 Missing

14

(3.55)

14

(3.63)

28

(3.59)

Restrictions in social participation

 No

339

(86.04)

324

(83.94)

663

(85.00)

 Yes

45

(11.42)

53

(13.73)

98

(12.56)

 Missing

10

(2.54)

9

(2.33)

19

(2.44)

  1. MMSE Mini Mental State Examination