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Table 2 Sample characteristics

From: Dutch translation and cross-cultural validation of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT)

 

Subsample ACT study N = 190¶

Dutch cases (a subsample of ACT study matched to English controls) N = 169¶

English controls (IIASC study) N = 152¶

Difference between cases and controls

P-value†

Age. mean (SD)

82.39 (7.67)

82.04 (7.68)

80.68 (7.38)

0.11

Sex. % women

71.6%

78.1%

77.0%

0.81

Marital status. % not married (i.e. never married, widowed or divorced)

78.4%

80.5%

75.0%

0.24

Living situation. % alone

68.4%

72.8%

70.4%

0.64

EQ-5D (−0.594-1). Mean (SD)

0.59 (0.31)

0.59 (0.31)

0.37 (0.35)

<0.01

Utility-weighted ASCOT (−0.171-1). Mean (SD)¶

0.80 (0.16)

0.81 (0.16)

0.80 (0.16)

0.83

ADL limitations (0–8). Mean (SD)ǂ

2.14 (1.64)

2.16 (1.60)

2.70 (1.89)

<0.01

Self-rated health

    

Excellent/very good. %

4.7%

4.7%

7.9%

0.05

Good. %

45.3%

45.0%

31.6%

 

Fair. %

39.5%

40.2%

44.1%

 

Poor. %

10.5%

10.1%

16.4%

 
  1. †Chi-square test (categorical) one-way ANOVA (continuous).
  2. ¶Missing Values: ACT (28), cases (20), controls (6).
  3. Ç‚Limitations that were available in the ACT study and the IIASC study: Bathing, dressing, using the toilet, eating, getting out of the house, grocery shopping, routine housework, paperwork/finances
  4. +Missing values: ACT (2), cases (2), controls (1).