| non-multimorbid sample | multimorbid sample | ||||||
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age groups (years) | all mean (SD) | male mean (SD) | female mean (SD) | p value | all mean (SD) | male mean (SD) | female mean (SD) | p value |
65-69 | 3.5 (2.8) | 3.2 (2.6) | 3.9 (3.0) | p ≤ 0.001 | 6.0 (3.4) | 5.7 (3.2) | 6.4 (3.6) | p ≤ 0.001 |
70-74 | 3.5 (2.7) | 3.4 (2.7) | 3.6 (2.8) | p ≤ 0.001 | 5.8 (3.3) | 5.8 (3.2) | 5.9 (3.5) | p ≤ 0.001 |
75-79 | 3.4 (2.6) | 3.5 (2.6) | 3.4 (2.7) | p = 0.80 | 5.7 (3.3) | 5.9 (3.3) | 5.5 (3.3) | p ≤ 0.001 |
≥ 80 | 3.2 (2.5) | 3.4 (2.7) | 3.1 (2.3) | p ≤ 0.001 | 5.0 (3.1) | 5.5 (3.2) | 4.7 (2.9) | p ≤ 0.001 |
All | 3.5 (2.7) | 3.3 (2.6) | 3.7 (2.8) | p ≤ 0.001 | 5.7 (3.3) | 5.7 (3.2) | 5.8 (3.4) | p ≤ 0.001 |