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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants by the adversity groups

From: Potential factors associated with resilience among older adults in rural China: a multilevel analysis

 

Whole sample

(N = 884)

Low adversity

(N = 428)

Middle adversity

(N = 205)

High adversity

(N = 251)

Mean/N

SD/%

Mean/N

SD/%

Mean/N

SD/%

Mean/N

SD/%

Adversity (2021)

2.73

1.40

1.53

0.50

3.00

0.00

4.54

0.85

Psychological function (2021)

        

Life satisfaction

5.31

2.21

5.75

1.94

5.29

2.22

4.58

2.43

Depressive symptoms

5.50

3.71

4.10

3.03

5.82

3.30

7.64

3.98

Potential factors (2018)

        

Individual factors

        

Income

8.45

1.60

8.68

1.67

8.25

1.58

8.19

1.41

Education (some education)

383

43.33

228

53.27

70

34.15

85

33.86

Satisfaction with financial situation

3.02

0.65

3.06

0.64

3.06

0.65

2.92

0.65

Self-rated health

2.46

0.99

2.68

0.99

2.42

0.97

2.12

0.92

Attitudes toward aging

        

 1st tertile (negative)

329

37.22

148

34.58

77

37.56

104

41.43

 2nd tertile

289

32.69

137

32.01

75

37.07

76

30.28

 3rd tertile (positive)

266

30.09

143

33.41

52

25.37

71

28.29

Social support

        

Size of social network

5.37

3.50

5.47

3.54

5.06

3.35

5.44

3.56

Prestigiousness of social networks

(high)

246

27.83

114

26.64

55

26.83

77

30.68

Emotional support

        

 1st tertile (lowest)

405

45.81

222

51.87

82

40.00

101

40.24

 2nd tertile

242

27.38

126

29.44

63

30.73

53

21.12

 3rd tertile (highest)

237

26.81

80

18.69

60

29.27

97

38.65

Financial support

        

 1st tertile (lowest)

329

37.22

158

36.92

78

38.05

93

37.05

 2nd tertile

262

29.64

123

28.74

63

30.73

76

30.28

 3rd tertile (highest)

293

33.14

147

34.35

64

31.22

82

32.67

Instrumental support (yes)

273

30.88

119

27.80

64

31.22

90

35.86

Environmental factors

        

Access to medical care (at least one)

750

84.84

360

84.11

175

85.37

215

85.66

Access to geriatric care services

(at least one)

104

11.76

57

13.32

25

12.20

22

8.76

Options of places of leisure

2.56

1.70

2.50

1.72

2.46

1.65

2.76

1.69

Control variable

        

Age

        

 60–69 years old

480

54.30

296

69.16

89

43.41

95

37.85

 70–79 years old

278

31.45

111

25.93

70

34.15

97

38.65

 80 years old and above

126

14.25

21

4.91

46

22.44

59

23.51

Gender (female)

419

47.40

152

35.51

112

54.63

155

61.75

  1. SD: Standard Deviation
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