Table 3 Descriptive statistics per trajectory type of 567 Dutch adults aged 75+
| Â | Â | Functional Limitations | Cognitive functioning | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Total sample (N = 567) | 1: Continuous low functioning. High mortality (N = 127) | 2: Steep decline in functioning. Low mortality (N = 36) | 3: Gradual decline. low mortality (N = 149) | 4: Moderately high functioning. Low mortality (N = 189) | 5: Continuous high functioning. Low mortality (N = 66) | 1: Continuous low functioning. High mortality (N = 60) | 2: Declining functioning. Moderate mortality (N = 113) | 3: Moderately high functioning. Low mortality (N = 222) | 4: Continuous high functioning. Low mortality (N = 172) |
% | 100 | 22.0 | 6.7 | 26.4 | 33.3 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 19.5 | 39.0 | 30.6 |
Mean age (sd) | 82.20 (5.32) | 85.43 (5.80) | 82.89 (5.36) | 83.25 (5.14) | 80.42 (4.15) | 78.28 (2.71) | 84.92 (5.08) | 84.01 (6.04) | 81.60 (5.13) | 80.82 (4.18) |
Age range | 74.86–102.86 | 75.09–102.86 | 75.20–94.31 | 75.07–97.59 | 75.05–98.23 | 74.86–85.88 | 75.26–95.73 | 75.07–102.86 | 75.00–98.23 | 74.86–93.25 |
Comorbidity | 1.71 (1.19) | 1.97 (1.31) | 1.44 (1.11) | 2.05 (1.25) | 1.53 (0.99) | 1.12 (0.98) | 1.42 (1.36) | 2.04 (1.24) | 1.74 (1.22) | 1.58 (0.98) |
% in group is | ||||||||||
Female | 61.02 | 71.65 | 58.33 | 67.11 | 55.03 | 45.45 | 63.33 | 60.18 | 60.81 | 61.05 |
Low education | 48.15 | 62.20 | 38.89 | 53.02 | 47.62 | 16.67 | 61.67 | 60.18 | 52.25 | 30.23 |
Middle education | 29.63 | 25.98 | 33.33 | 29.53 | 26.98 | 42.42 | 18.33 | 23.89 | 30.63 | 36.05 |
High education | 22.22 | 11.81 | 27.78 | 17.45 | 25.40 | 40.91 | 20.00 | 15.93 | 17.12 | 33.72 |
Has a partner | 50.62 | 33.86 | 50.00 | 46.31 | 60.32 | 65.15 | 35.00 | 46.90 | 50.90 | 58.14 |
Lives in an institution | 7.58 | 25.20 | 11.11 | 3.36 | 1.06 | 0.00 | 35.00 | 10.62 | 3.15 | 1.74 |
Lung/heart/vascular disease | 49.03 | 51.18 | 38.89 | 55.03 | 50.26 | 33.33 | 33.33 | 53.98 | 54.05 | 44.77 |
Diabetes | 15.34 | 22.05 | 16.67 | 18.12 | 12.17 | 4.55 | 18.33 | 23.01 | 14.86 | 9.88 |
CVA | 9.88 | 18.11 | 2.78 | 12.75 | 5.29 | 4.55 | 6.67 | 18.58 | 11.26 | 3.49 |
Cancer | 22.75 | 18.11 | 25.00 | 30.87 | 21.69 | 15.15 | 18.33 | 30.09 | 18.92 | 24.42 |
Rheumatic disease | 62.61 | 71.65 | 58.33 | 71.14 | 56.08 | 46.97 | 55.00 | 58.41 | 63.51 | 66.86 |
Deceased | 24.65 | 56.00 | 22.22 | 18.24 | 17.99 | 0.00 | 61.67 | 41.59 | 17.12 | 10.06 |
Posterior probability | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.95 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.90 | |