Aspects of health variable | Younger old cohort N = 371 | N | Very old cohort N = 397 | N | p-valuee,f,g |
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Psychological well-beinga | |||||
Autonomy md (q1-q3) | 34 (31–38) | 370 | 35 (31–38) | 378 | 1.0 |
Purpose in life md (q1-q3) | 32 (29–36) | 368 | 27 (24–30) | 381 | <0.001 |
Depressionb | |||||
Mood md (q1-q3) | 0 (0–1) | 369 | 1 (0–2) | 394 | <0.001 |
Motivation md (q1-q3) | 0 (0–1) | 370 | 2 (1–3) | 395 | <0.001 |
Total score md (q1-q3) | 1 (0–2) | 369 | 3 (1–4) | 394 | <0.001 |
≥ 5 points % (n) | 9.2 (34) | 20.4 (81) | <0.001 | ||
Symptoms, total no.md (q1-q3) | 5 (3–10) | 361 | 7 (4–10) | 384 | 0.126 |
Depression % (n) | 61.2 (227) | 67.0 (266) | 1.0 | ||
Tension % (n) | 44.5 (165) | 46.2 (182) | 1.0 | ||
Gastro-urinary % (n) | 40.8 (150) | 50.6 (200) | 0.252 | ||
Musculoskeletal % (n) | 67.4(250) | 75.3 (298) | 0.669 | ||
Metabolism % (n) | 42.8 (169) | 53.0 (195) | 0.210 | ||
Heart-lung % (n) | 45.8 (170) | 47.9 (190) | 1.0 | ||
Head % (n) | 62.5 (232) | 81.3 (321) | <0.001 | ||
Perceived func. indep. md (q1-q3) | 10 (9–10) | 370 | 9 (8–10) | 385 | <0.001 |
Functional limitations md (q1-q3) | 1 (0–2) | 370 | 2 (1–4) | 389 | <0.001 |
Mobility device use | |||||
Indoors | |||||
Cane/crutch % (n) | 1.4 (5) | 12.8 (51) | <0.001 | ||
Walking frame % (n) | 1.6 (6) | 11.8 (47) | <0.001 | ||
Wheelchair % (n) | 0.3 (1) | 0.8 (3) | 1.0 | ||
Outdoors | |||||
Cane/crutch % (n) | 3.5 (13) | 29.5 (117) | <0.001 | ||
Walking frame % (n) | 3.0 (11) | 26.4 (105) | <0.001 | ||
Wheelchair % (n) | 0.3 (1) | 3.8 (15) | 0.028 | ||
Activities of daily living | |||||
Independent without difficulty % (n) | 78.9 (292) | 16.7 (63) | <0.001 | ||
Independent with difficulty % (n) | 9.5 (35) | 18.3 (69) | 0.036 | ||
Dependent IADLc % (n) | 11.1 (41) | 54.4 (205) | <0.001 | ||
Dependent IADL and PADLd % (n) | 0.5 (2) | 10.6 (40) | <0.001 |