Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (n = 1,152)
| Â | Â | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n (mean) | % (SD) |
Total | Â | 1,152 | 100.0 |
Age (years) | Â | Â | |
|  | 60–69 | 449 | 39.0 |
|  | 70–79 | 512 | 44.4 |
| Â | 80+ | 191 | 16.6 |
|  | Range: 60–96 | (72.4) | (6.9) |
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Male | 555 | 48.2 |
| Â | Female | 597 | 51.8 |
Live alone | Â | Â | |
| Â | Yes | 124 | 10.8 |
| Â | No | 1,028 | 89.2 |
Educational status | Â | Â | |
| Â | Uneducated | 93 | 8.1 |
| Â | Primary School | 373 | 32.4 |
| Â | Junior School | 169 | 14.7 |
| Â | Senior High School or above | 517 | 44.9 |
Financial independence. | Â | Â | |
| Â | Yes | 706 | 61.3 |
| Â | No | 446 | 38.7 |
Impairment in IC domains | Â | Â | |
| Â | Cognition | 268 | 23.3 |
| Â | Locomotion | 317 | 27.5 |
| Â | Vitality | 194 | 16.8 |
| Â | Vision | 514 | 44.6 |
| Â | Hearing | 221 | 19.2 |
| Â | Psychological | 191 | 16.6 |
| Â | Medication | 80 | 16.9 |
TotalTotal IC impairment score | Range: 0–7 | (1.6) | (1.4) |
BADL score: range 25–100 | (97.9) | (8.4) | |
IADL score: range 1–8 | (7.3) | (1.6) | |
CFS score: range 1–8 | (2.5) | (1.3) | |