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Table 2 Univariate analysis of the BI records in disease groups

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

 

BI Mean Disease

BI Mean Non-Disease

Df

t test

P value

Hypertension

73.7

72.6

273.4

0.4

0.68

Cataract

76.3

69.8

557.3

2.7

0.01*

Dementia

62.4

80.3

374.1

−7

< 0.001*

Diabetes Mellitus

78.1

71.2

496.8

3

< 0.001*

Anaemia

69.1

75.4

343.9

−2.4

0.02*

Pneumonia

68.8

75.2

267.5

−2.3

0.02*

Urinary Tract Infection

66.8

74.8

139.9

−2.5

0.01*

Stroke

67.5

74.3

88.5

−1.7

0.09

Cerebrovascular Accident

75.9

73.1

116.2

0.9

0.38

Atrial Fibrillation

69.8

73.9

86.6

−1.1

0.26

Depression

74.5

73.3

100.1

0.3

0.74

Heart Failure

71.1

73.8

93

−0.8

0.44

Gastritis

71.8

73.7

100.4

−0.5

0.6

Parkinson

57.1

74.6

45.6

−3.6

< 0.001*

Alzheimer

51.9

75.1

45.2

−3.8

< 0.001*

Traumatic

75.9

73.3

38.4

0.5

0.61

Sclerosis

97.1

72.8

26.1

9.9

< 0.001*