Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants
From: Creativity across the lifespan: changes with age and with dementia
|  | Younger (18 – 30 years) People (n  = 24) | Older (+ 65 years), Cognitive Healthy People (n  = 24) | Older (+ 65 years) Cognitive Impaired People (n  = 23) |
|---|---|---|---|
Participants characteristics | Frequency (n, %) | Frequency (n, %) | Frequency (n, %) |
Age group | |||
 18 – 30 years | 24 (100%) | - | - |
 65 – 70 years | - | 10 (41.67%) | 2 (8.7%) |
 71 – 80 years | - | 10 (41.67%) | 11 (47.83%) |
 81 – 90 years | - | 4 (16.66%) | 9 (39.13%) |
 91 – 100 years | - | - | 1 (4.34%) |
Gender | |||
 Female | 16 (66.67%) | 14 (58.33%) | 15 (65.22%) |
Male | 8 (33.33%) | 10 (41.67%) | 8 (34.78%) |
Education | |||
  < 12 years | 2 (8.33%) | 1 (4.17%) | 2 (8.7%) |
  ≥ 12 years | 22 (91.67%) | 23 (95.83%) | 21 (91.3%) |
Marital status | |||
 Solitarily | 16 (66.67%) | 6 (25%) | 7 (30.43%) |
 In a partnership | 8 (33.33%) | 18 (75%) | 16 (69.57%) |
Diagnosed medical diseases | |||
 No chronic diseases | 21 (87.5%) | 13 (54.17%) | 11 (47.83%) |
 One chronic disease | 3 (12.5%) | 5 (20.83%) | 10 (43.48%) |
  ≥ 2 chronic diseases | - | 6 (25%) | 2 (8.69%) |