Table 1 Selected baseline characteristics of residents living in facilities for older people in Madrid, Spain (1998/9)
Variables | No. (%)a |
|---|---|
Total | 740 (100) |
Age group, years | |
65–74 | 98 (12.3) |
75–84 | 308 (40.8) |
≥85 | 334 (46.9) |
Sex | |
Women | 408 (75.4) |
Men | 332 (24.6) |
Type of facility | |
Public | 405 (44.4) |
Subsidized | 78 (8.4) |
Private | 257 (47.2) |
No. of medical conditions | |
0–1 | 156 (20.8) |
2–3 | 308 (42.2) |
≥4 | 276 (37.1) |
Functional dependencyb | |
Independent (100) | 192 (21.9) |
Mild/ Moderate (61–99) | 333 (47.3) |
Severe/Total (0–60) | 198 (30.8) |
Missing | 17 |
Cognitive impairment | |
Non-impaired | 317 (50.8) |
Mild/Moderate impairment | 179 (32.2) |
Severe impairment | 84 (17.0) |
Missing | 160 |
Self-rated health | |
Very good/good | 355 (54.9) |
Fair | 208 (30.1) |
Poor/very poor | 98 (15.0) |
Missing | 79 |
Physician-rated health | |
Very good/good | 349 (50.6) |
Fair | 234 (36.3) |
Poor | 77 (13.0) |
Missing | 80 |
Objective health | |
Good | 40 (4.7) |
Intermediate | 210 (35.0) |
Poor | 380 (60.3) |
Missing | 110 |