|
Participant Characteristics
|
Total
|
Independent living No help with (i)ADL
|
Independent living Help with (i)ADL
|
Living in residential care facility
|
|---|
|
n = 178
|
n = 66
|
n = 69
|
n = 43
|
|---|
|
Age in years at study participation (mean, sd)
|
80.19 (8.05)
|
76.50 (6.40)*
|
80.77 (7.30)*
|
84.93 (8.85)*
|
|
Gender (n, %)
|
|
male
|
72
|
40.4
|
32
|
48.5
|
26
|
37.7
|
14
|
32.6
|
|
female
|
106
|
59.6
|
34
|
51.5
|
43
|
62.3
|
29
|
67.4
|
|
Educational level (n, %)
|
|
none
|
1
|
0.6
|
1
|
1.5
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
primary
|
121
|
68.0
|
42
|
63.3
|
47
|
68.2
|
32
|
74.4
|
|
secondary
|
38
|
21.3
|
15
|
22.7
|
13
|
18.8
|
10
|
23.3
|
|
tertiary
|
18
|
10.1
|
8
|
12.1
|
9
|
13.0
|
1
|
2.3
|
|
Type of residence in case of living in the community (n,%)
|
|
alone
|
80
|
59.3
|
39
|
59.1
|
41
|
59.4
| |
na
|
|
with other(s)
|
55
|
40.7
|
27
|
40.9
|
28
|
40.6
| |
na
|
|
No. of medical conditions (n, %)
|
|
none
|
12
|
6.7
|
9*,†
|
13.6
|
2*
|
2.9
|
1†
|
2.3
|
|
one or two
|
73
|
41.1
|
38*,†
|
57.6
|
23*
|
33.3
|
12†
|
27.9
|
|
three or more
|
93
|
52.2
|
19*,†
|
28.8
|
44*
|
63.8
|
30†
|
69.8
|
- (i)ADL (instrumental) activities of daily living; n number of participants; sd standard deviation; no. number; % = percentage; *,† = significant difference between groups p < 0
