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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants according to the combined health information (n = 1259)

From: Subjective and objective health predicting mortality and institutionalization: an 18-year population-based follow-up study among community-dwelling Finnish older adults

 

Combined health information

P value

Subjectively and objectively healthy

(SO) (n = 150)

Subjectively healthyb

(S) (n = 270)

Objectively healthyc

(O) (n = 160)

Unhealthyd

(UH) (n = 679)

Age, yearsa

70.5 (5.1) [64–85]

72.1 (5.8) [64–92]

71.5 (6.0) [64–94]

75.1 (7.3) [64–100]

<.001*

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Age, years

    

<.001*

 64–74

121 (81)

193 (71)

117 (73)

363 (53)

 

 75–84

25 (17)

69 (26)

37 (23)

229 (34)

 

  ≥ 85

4 (3)

8 (3)

6 (4)

87 (13)

 

Gender

    

0.802

 Men

65 (43)

116 (43)

72 (45)

279 (41)

 

 Women

85 (57)

154 (57)

88 (55)

400 (59)

 

MMSEe

    

<.001*

  ≥ 26

133 (89)

217 (80)

122 (76)

431 (63)

 

  < 26

17 (11)

53 (20)

38 (24)

248 (37)

 

Body mass index (n = 1255)

    

<.001**

  < 20

2 (1)

7 (3)

4 (3)

61 (9)

 

 20–24.9

42 (28)

68 (25)

45 (28)

189 (28)

 

 25–29.9

83 (55)

136 (50)

65 (41)

259 (38)

 

 30–34.9

15 (10)

49 (18)

35 (22)

130 (19)

 

  ≥ 35

8 (5)

10 (4)

11 (7)

36 (5)

 

Education

    

<.001***

 Basicf or less than basic

116 (77)

222 (82)

142 (89)

633 (93)

 

 More than basic

34 (23)

48 (18)

18 (11)

46 (7)

 

Living situation

    

0.259

 Alone

37 (25)

77 (29)

44 (28)

217 (32)

 

 With someone

113 (75)

193 (71)

116 (73)

462 (68)

 
  1. aValues are mean (standard deviation) [range]
  2. bSubjectively healthy and objectively unhealthy
  3. cSubjectively unhealthy and objectively healthy
  4. dSubjectively and objectively unhealthy
  5. eMini-Mental State Evaluation score
  6. fSix years of elementary school
  7. *SO vs UH, p < .001
  8. **SO vs O, p = 0.025; SO vs UH, p < .001
  9. ***SO vs O, p = 0.007; SO vs UH, p < .001