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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Influencing factors of Barthel index scores among the community-dwelling elderly in Hong Kong: a random intercept model

 

Full cohort (n = 113)

Active cohort (n = 55)

Inactive cohort (n = 58)

BI scores (mean ± SD)

73.5 ± 29.3

78.0 ± 26.3

68.4 ± 31.7

Age (years) (mean ± SD)

84.3 ± 7.0

81.8 ± 6.7

86.7 ± 6.5

Male (n (%))

32 (28.3)

15 (27.3)

17 (29.3)

Marital status (n (%))

 Married

17 (15.0)

13 (23.6)

4 (6.9)

 Divorced

12 (10.6)

9 (16.4)

3 (5.2)

 Widowed

69 (61.1)

30 (54.6)

39 (67.2)

 Single

13 (11.5)

2 (3.6)

11 (19.0)

 NA

2 (1.8)

1 (1.8)

1 (1.7)

Religion (n (%))

 Buddhism

8 (7.1)

4 (7.3)

4 (6.9)

 Catholic

2 (1.8)

1 (1.8)

1 (1.7)

 Christian

7 (6.19)

2 (3.6)

5 (8.6)

 Taoism

2 (1.8)

2 (3.6)

–

 None

55 (48.7)

28 (50.9)

27 (23.9)

 NA

39 (34.5)

18 (32.7)

21 (18.6)

Education (n (%))

 None

21 (18.6)

16 (29.1)

5 (8.6)

 Primary

11 (9.7)

9 (16.4)

2 (3.4)

 Secondary

2 (1.8)

2 (3.6)

0 (0)

 Junior High

33 (29.2)

11 (20.0)

22 (46.6)

 Senior High

24 (21.2)

6 (10.9)

18 (31.0)

 College

1 (0.9)

1 (1.8)

–

 Graduated University

1 (0.9)

1 (1.8)

–

 NA

20 (17.7)

9 (16.4)

11 (19.0)

Living arrangement (n (%))

 Living with spouse

4 (3.5)

3 (5.5)

1 (1.7)

 Living with children

23 (20.4)

13 (23.6)

10 (17.2)

 Living with other relatives

5 (4.4)

2 (3.6)

3 (5.2)

 Living with others

43 (38.1)

23 (41.8)

20 (34.5)

 Living alone

22 (19.5)

8 (14.6)

14 (24.1)

 NA

16 (14.2)

6 (10.9)

10 (17.2)

Hobby (n (%))

 Travel

26 (23.0)

13 (23.6)

13 (22.4)

 Reading

19 (16.8)

11 (20.0)

8 (13.8)

 Partying

62 (54.9)

21 (38.2)

41 (36.28)

 Outside

64 (56.6)

31 (56.4)

33 (29.2)

 Mahjong

13 (11.5)

7 (12.7)

6 (10.3)

 TV

70 (62.0)

33 (60.0)

37 (22.4)

 Teamwork

34 (30.1)

14 (25.5)

20 (34.5)

 Gambling

8 (7.1)

3 (5.5)

5 (8.6)

 Sports

21 (18.6)

10 (18.2)

11 (19.0)

 Smoking

10 (8.9)

2 (3.64)

8 (7.08)

 Weaving

3 (2.7)

2 (3.64)

1 (1.7)

Disease (n (%))

 Hypertension

83 (73.5)

42 (76.4)

41 (70.7)

 Cataract

61 (54.0)

28 (50.9)

33 (56.9)

 Dementia

43 (38.1)

13 (23.6)

30 (51.7)

 Diabetes Mellitus

39 (34.5)

19 (34.6)

20 (34.5)

 Anaemia

36 (31.9)

8 (14.6)

28 (48.3)

 Pneumonia

33 (29.2)

13 (23.6)

20 (34.5)

 Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

21 (18.6)

8 (14.6)

13 (22.4)

 Stroke

16 (14.2)

11 (20.0)

5 (8.6)

 Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)

14 (12.4)

6 (10.9)

8 (13.8)

 Atrial Fibrillation (AF)

14 (12.4)

6 (10.9)

8 (13.8)

 Depression

13 (11.5)

6 (10.9)

7 (12.1)

 Heart Failure

13 (11.5)

1 (1.8)

12 (20.7)

 Gastritis

12 (10.6)

4 (7.3)

8 (13.8)

 Parkinson

9 (8.0)

3 (5.5)

6 (10.3)

 Alzheimer

8 (7.1)

2 (3.6)

6 (10.3)

 Traumatic

6 (5.3)

3 (5.5)

3 (5.2)

 Sclerosis

2 (1.8)

1 (1.8)

1 (1.7)