Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Variable | Total Sample | Age<75 years | Age≥75 years | p-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 732 | n = 215 | n = 517 | ||
Age, mean (SD) | 78 (6.4) | 70 (2.8) | 82 (4.7) | <.0001 |
Male, n (%) | 101 (14) | 61 (28) | 40 (8) | <.0001 |
GDS, mean (SD)* | 4.2 (2.5) | 4.1 (2.5) | 4.2 (2.5) | 0.5191 |
Depressive mood | ||||
GDS 7–13, n (%) | 131 (18) | 38 (18) | 93 (18) | 0.9196 |
MMSE, mean (SD)† | 25 (2.9) | 26 (2.8) | 25 (2.9) | <.0001 |
Declined cognitive capacity | ||||
MMSE <24, n (%) | 210 (29) | 44 (20) | 166 (32) | 0.0015 |
HRQOL 15D, mean (SD)‡ | 0.73 (0.1) | 0.74 (0.1) | 0.73 (0.1) | 0.4588 |
FIM, mean (SD)§ | 116 (7.9) | 116 (8.6) | 115 (7.6) | 0.2337 |
Self rated health, n (%) | 0.8778 | |||
Very good | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | |
Quite good | 27 (4) | 7 (3) | 20 (4) | |
Neither good nor poor | 477 (65) | 143 (67) | 334 (65) | |
Rather poor | 209 (29) | 58 (27) | 151 (29) | |
Very Poor | 17 (2) | 6 (3) | 11 (2) | |
Widowed, n (%) | 455 (62) | 81 (38) | 374 (72) | <.0001 |
Living alone, n (%) | 527 (72) | 138 (64) | 389 (75) | 0.0024 |
Living in an urban area, n (%) | 511 (70) | 151 (70) | 360 (70) | 0.9006 |
Perceiving health deterioration during preceding year, n (%) | 484 (66) | 138 (64) | 346 (67) | 0.4758 |
Informal care, n (%) | 0.1237 | |||
Yes | 535 (73) | 146 (68) | 389 (75) | |
No | 91 (12) | 32 (15) | 59 (12) | |
Missing information | 106 (15) | 37 (17) | 69 (13) | |
Formal home help | ||||
visits/week, mean (SD) | 1.9 (4.9) | 2.0 (6.2) | 1.8 (4.2) | 0.7328 |
Hospital admissions, n (%) | 365 (50) | 101 (47) | 264 (51) | 0.2802 |
Visits to general | ||||
practitioner, mean (SD) | 4 (3.9) | 4 (3.9) | 4 (3.9) | 0.9314 |