Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population.
| Â | Total sample n = 4156 (%) | Czech Republic n = 500 (%) | England n = 507 (%) | Finland n = 484 (%) | France n = 493 (%) | Germany n = 496 (%) | Israel n = 580 (%) | Italy n = 548 (%) | The Netherlands n = 548 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 83.4 ± 9.4 | 81.3 ± 8.3 | 84.5 ± 9.5 | 84.8 ± 8.0 | 87.3 ± 7.8 | 84.6 ± 8.3 | 81.2 ± 11.0 | 83.5 ± 9.3 | 81.0 ± 10.4 |
Female gender | 3035 (73) | 362 (72.4) | 365 (72.0) | 362 (74.8) | 374 (75.9) | 392 (79.0) | 412 (71.0) | 401 (73.2) | 367 (67.0) |
ADL disability* | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Assistance required | 1723 (41.5) | 160 (32.0) | 132 (26.0) | 293 (60.5) | 155 (31.4) | 271 (54.6) | 195 (33.6) | 226 (41.2) | 291 (53.1) |
   Dependent | 1653 (39.8) | 204 (40.8) | 315 (62.1) | 129 (26.7) | 229 (46.5) | 124 (25.0) | 293 (50.5) | 231 (42.2) | 128 (23.4) |
Cognitive status†|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   Mild/Moderate impairment | 1563 (37.6) | 213 (42.6) | 181 (35.7) | 339 (70.0) | 141 (28.6) | 146 (29.4) | 134 (23.1) | 152 (27.7) | 257 (46.9) |
   Severe impairment | 1265 (30.4) | 114 (22.8) | 145 (28.6) | 82 (16.9) | 234 (47.5) | 139 (28.0) | 273 (47.1) | 192 (35.0) | 86 (15.7) |
Depression‡ | 1331 (32.0) | 145 (29.2) | 162 (32.0) | 171 (35.9) | 171 (34.8) | 103 (20.8) | 170 (30.5) | 193 (36.8) | 216 (39.4) |
Behavioral symptoms | 1142 (27.5) | 96 (19.2) | 159 (31.4) | 224 (46.3) | 105 (21.3) | 108 (21.8) | 160 (27.6) | 142 (25.9) | 148 (27.0) |
Falls | 774 (18.6) | 131 (26.2) | 72 (14.2) | 101 (20.9) | 95 (19.3) | 115 (23.2) | 60 (10.3) | 75 (13.7) | 125 (22.8) |
Pressure ulcers | 432 (10.4) | 79 (15.8) | 54 (10.7) | 23 (4.8) | 58 (11.8) | 48 (9.7) | 38 (6.6) | 73 (13.3) | 59 (10.8) |
Pain | 1496 (36.0) | 234 (46.8) | 193 (38.8) | 222 (46.0) | 205 (41.8) | 192 (38.8) | 92 (15.9) | 118 (21.7) | 240 (43.8) |
Urinary incontinence | 3054 (73.5) | 354 (69.0) | 402 (79.3) | 401 (82.9) | 362 (73.7) | 341 (68.9) | 437 (75.3) | 417 (76.7) | 349 (63.7) |