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Table 1 Characteristics of participants by waves in CLHLS, 2011/2012 to 2014, mean (SD)/n (%)

From: Hearing loss and cognitive function among Chinese older adults: the role of participation in leisure activities

Variables

Wave 1

Wave 2

Total (n = 8844)

Male (n = 4089)

Female (n = 4755)

Total (n = 5465)

Male (n = 2628)

Female (2837)

MMSE scoresa

26.08(5.35)

27.13(4.44)

25.19(5.88)

26.51(4.67)

27.46(3.88)

25.66(4.47)

Cognitive impairmentb

749(8.47)

189(4.62)

560(11.78)

336(6.19)

97(3.69)

239(8.42)

Self-reported HLb

3937(44.52)

1706(41.72)

2231(46.92)

2137(39.38)

997(37.94)

1141(40.22)

Activity engagementa

9.98(6.62)

11.43(6.58)

8.73(6.39)

10.48(6.65)

11.61(6.64)

9.51(6.54)

 Productive activitiesa

2.13(1.90)

2.04(1.88)

2.21(1.91)

2.27(1.88)

2.11(1.87)

2.43(1.88)

 Outdoor activitiesa

2.21(1.84)

2.45(1.79)

2.01(1.85)

2.22(1.84)

2.39(1.81)

2.07(1.85)

 Intellectual activitiesa

0.57(0.98)

0.87(1.13)

0.31(0.75)

0.61(1.02)

0.90(1.15)

0.35(0.80)

 Recreational activitiesa

1.40(1.10)

1.61(1.07)

1.22(1.10)

1.49(1.09)

1.65(1.06)

1.35(1.10)

 Social activitiesa

0.30(0.87)

0.38(0.96)

0.24(0.78)

0.32(0.89)

0.39(0.96)

0.27(0.83)

Agea

85.08(10.98)

82.84(10.06)

87.01(11.37)

84.74(9.99)

82.97(9.16)

86.13(10.63)

Ruralb

4624(52.28)

2097(51.28)

2527(53.14)

2835(52.83)

1366(52.46)

1501(53.63)

Illiterateb

4987(56.39)

1294(31.65)

3693(77.67)

2825(52.05)

771(29.34)

2066(72.82)

Ever smokingb

1439(16.36)

1158(28.47)

281(5.94)

774(14.33)

654(24.99)

123(4.36)

Current smokingb

1639(18.64)

1370(33.68)

269(5.69)

977(18.09)

843(32.21)

144(5.11)

Ever drinkingb

1270(14.51)

947(23.43)

323(6.86)

575(10.68)

463(17.72)

114(4.06)

Current drinkingb

1520(17.37)

1142(28.26)

378(8.03)

876(16.28)

716(27.40)

167(5.95)

Self-reported poor healthb

1501(17.22)

581(14.37)

920(19.69)

856(15.97)

366(14.04)

492(17.62)

Hypertensionb

3126(50.76)

1388(49.62)

1738(51.71)

2167(56.97)

1011(55.19)

1168(58.43)

Diabetesb

1118(21.73)

528(22.34)

590(21.22)

904(28.99)

437(28.52)

476(29.55)

  1. a variable being reported with mean (SD). b variable being reported with number (proportion)