Table 1 Descriptive of included older adults [n (%)/M ± SD]
Characteristics | All (n = 387) | Age Group | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
60–84 (n = 214) |  ≥ 85 (n = 173) | |||
Gender | ||||
 Male | 202 (52.2) | 120 (56.1) | 82 (47.4) | 0.089 |
 Female | 185 (47.8) | 94 (43.9) | 91 (52.6) | |
Education | ||||
 ≤ Primary | 113 (29.2) | 64 (29.9) | 49 (28.3) | 0.299 |
 Middle | 88 (22.7) | 54 (25.2) | 34 (19.7) | |
 ≥ Bachelor | 186 (48.1) | 96 (44.9) | 90 (52.0) | |
Number of multimorbidity | ||||
 2 | 131 (33.9) | 65 (30.4) | 66 (38.2) | 0.381 |
 3 | 95 (24.5) | 53 (24.8) | 42 (24.3) | |
 4 | 74 (19.1) | 43 (20.1) | 31 (17.9) | |
 ≥ 5 | 87 (22.5) | 53 (24.8) | 34 (19.7) | |
Type of disease | ||||
 Cardiovascular disease | 328 (84.8) | 185 (86.4) | 143 (82.7) | 0.302 |
 Respiratory disease | 74 (19.1) | 38 (17.8) | 36 (20.8) | 0.448 |
 Metabolic and Endocrine disease | 216 (55.8) | 129 (60.3) | 87 (50.3) | 0.049 |
 Digestive system disease | 50 (12.9) | 24 (11.2) | 26 (15.0) | 0.266 |
 Orthopedic disease | 108 (27.9) | 51 (23.8) | 57 (32.9) | 0.047 |
 Neurological disease | 173 (44.7) | 108 (50.5) | 65 (37.6) | 0.011 |
 Urogenital disease | 86 (22.2) | 51 (23.8) | 35 (20.2) | 0.397 |
 Hematological disease | 17 (4.4) | 12 (5.6) | 5 (2.9) | 0.195 |
 Cancer | 15 (3.9) | 12 (5.6) | 3 (1.7) | 0.050 |
 MMSE | 21.81 ± 8.84 | 21.94 ± 8.81 | 21.65 ± 8.90 | 0.743 |
 BBS | 28.18 ± 19.05 | 29.48 ± 19.28 | 26.56 ± 18.68 | 0.134 |
 SPCS | 2.42 ± 2.27 | 2.21 ± 2.19 | 2.69 ± 2.35 | 0.040 |
 BI | 65.00 ± 28.77 | 66.50 ± 28.83 | 63.15 ± 28.67 | 0.256 |
 SPS | 7.28 ± 5.80 | 7.14 ± 5.90 | 7.46 ± 5.68 | 0.594 |