Development of a resilience scale for oldest-old age (RSO)

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Participants’ demographic characteristics

		(n = 1283)
		Number or	% or
		Mean ± SD	(Range)
Age, years		84.7 ± 4.1	(80–105)
	80–84	724	56.5
	85–89	375	29.2
	90–95	123	9.6
	95–99	37	2.8
	≥100	2	0.2
	Missing	22	1.7
Sex	Female	572	44.6
	Male	691	53.9
	Missing	20	1.6
Marital status	Married	692	53.9
	Divorced/widowed	541	42.2
	Unmarried	24	1.9
	Missing	26	2.0
Living status	Living with spouse	436	34.0
	Living alone	332	25.9
	Living with children	221	17.3
	Living with spouse and children	143	11.1
	Living with children and grandchild	64	5.0
	Others	67	5.2
	Missing	19	1.5
Resident status	Home	1073	83.6
	Others	172	13.4
	Missing	38	3.0
Certification for long-term care insurance	No	830	64.7
	Yes	372	29.0
	Support need levels 1 and 2	168	13.1
	Care need levels 1 and 2	112	8.8
	Care need levels 3–5	88	6.8
	Missing	81	6.3
Number of diseases currently under treatment		1.8 ± 1.2	(0–7.0)
	Hypertension	571	44.5
	Arthritis, osteoporosis	307	24.7
	Cataract, glaucoma	281	21.9
	Diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia	280	21.8
	Myocardial infarction, angina	142	11.1
	Others	268	20.9
	Missing	39	3.0

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