Table 1 Characteristics of participants with or without intrinsic capacity impairment (n = 304)
Variables | Without intrinsic capacity impairment | With intrinsic capacity impairment | χ2 /t/z | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 74.52 (6.41) | 78.07 (7.29) | 5.26 | 0.02 |
Gender ## | ||||
 Male | 17 (29.82%) | 40 (70.18%) |  |  |
 Female | 75 (31.65%) | 162 (68.35%) | 0.07 | 0.87 |
Education ## | ||||
 Illiterate | 3 (5.77%) | 49 (94.23%) |  |  |
 Primary | 45 (33.83%) | 88 (66.17%) |  |  |
 Secondary | 15 (34.10%) | 29 (65.90%) |  |  |
 High school or above | 29 (44.62%) | 36 (55.38%) | 21.7 |  < 0.001 |
Employment ## | ||||
 Retried | 89 (30.69%) | 201 (69.31%) |  |  |
 Full-time or part-time | 3 (75.0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3.60 | 0.09 |
Marital status ## | ||||
 Married | 48 (39.34%) | 74 (60.66%) |  |  |
 Single | 7 (28.0%) | 18 (72.0%) |  |  |
 Divorced | 5 (33.33%) | 10 (66.67%) |  |  |
 Widowed | 32 (24.24%) | 100 (75.76%) | 6.89 | 0.08 |
Living status ## | ||||
 Living alone | 31 (26.72%) | 85 (73.28%) |  |  |
 With family | 61 (34.27%) | 117 (65.73%) | 1.86 | 0.20 |
Finance | ||||
 Manageable | 86 (33.20%) | 173 (66.80%) |  |  |
 Need support | 9 (25.0%) | 27 (75.0%) | 3.50 | 0.45 |
Drinking ## | ||||
 Yes | 5 (33.33%) | 10 (66.67%) |  |  |
 No | 87 (31.18%) | 192 (68.82%) | 0.01 | 1.00 |
Smoking ## | ||||
 No | 92 (31.51%) | 200 (68.49%) | 1.20 | 0.53 |
 Body mass index # | 22.91 (3.35) | 24.13 (4.07) | 2.54 | 0.11 |
 Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) # | 0.55 (0.91) | 0.49 (0.82) | 0.58 | 0.45 |
Hypertension ## | ||||
 Yes | 33 (25.58%) | 96 (74.42%) |  |  |
 No | 59 (35.76%) | 106 (64.24%) | 3.49 | 0.08 |