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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 364 individuals aged 65 years and older from the FIBRA Study according to change in self-rated health

From: Impact of functional capacity on change in self-rated health among older adults in a nine-year longitudinal study

Variables

Total

n=364

Decline in SRH

n=79

Maintenance in SRH

n=143

Improvement in SRH

n=142

p-value

Sex

 Male

31.0

22.1

40.7

37.2

0.887

 Female

69.0

21.5

38.7

39.8

 

Age, years

 Mean (±dp)

71.8 (±5.09)

71.7 (±5.24)

72.4 (±5.05)

71.5 (±4.96)

0.421

Schooling, years

 Mean (±dp)

4.5 (±3.79)

4.6 (±3.75)

4.9 (±4.34)

4.2 (±3.49)

0.651

Multimorbidity

 0 or 1 disease

32.0

28.4

38.8

32.8

0.076

 2 or more diseases

68.0

18.6

39.7

41.7

 

Functional capacity

 Independent

91.6

21.6

36.9

41.5

0.010

 Dependent of 1 or more ADLs

8.4

20.0

63.3

16.7

 

Depressive symptoms

 Without depressive symptoms (GDS≤5)

82.1

21.1

40.1

38.8

0.692

 With depressive symptoms (GDS>5)

17.9

23.4

34.4

42.2

 

Satisfaction with life

 High satisfaction with life

64.8

25.9

38.8

35.3

0.021

 More or less satisfaction with life

27.9

15.0

42.0

43.0

 

 Low satisfaction with life

7.3

7.7

30.8

61.5