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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Validation of a mobility item bank for older patients in primary care

 

Sample (n = 593)

Male (n = 252)

Female (n = 341)

Age

 Mean (SD)

76.53 (4.81)

76.73 (4.78)

76.39 (4.84)

 Median

76

76

76

 Range

70 – 98

70 - 96

70 – 98

Gender (%)

 Female

57.50

  

Education (%)

 Unable to read/write

16.69

9.13

22.29

 Able to read/write

58.52

59.92

57.48

 Primary

16.86

19.44

14.97

 Secondary or higher

7.93

11.51

5.28

Living (%)

 Couple

60.03

79.37

45.75

 Family

14.84

8.73

19.35

 Alone

25.13

11.90

34.90

Morbidity Index (%)

 0-1

21.92

29.37

16.42

 2

23.44

22.62

24.05

 +2

54.64

48.01

59.53

 Mean (SD)

2.90 (1.78)

2.65 (1.78)

3.08 (1.76)

Body Mass Index

 Mean (SD)

29.12 (4.28)

28.14 (3.81)

29.85 (4.46)

Cognitive Status

 SPMSQ: mean (SD)

1.58 (1.12)

1.35 (1.01)

1.75 (1.11)

Functional Status

 ADL dependence:%

6.41

3.57

8.50

 SPPB: mean (SD)

8.35 (2.73)

9.17 (2.41)

7.74 (2.80)

 PF-10: mean (SD)

67.90 (26.35)

76.38 (22.45)

61.59 (27.29)

 

65.70 (29.80)*

73.30 (27.00) *

63.10 (25.10) *

  1. * Reference population values of Spanish people aged 70 and over [50].
  2. SPMSQ Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire.
  3. ADL Activities of Daily Living.
  4. SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery.
  5. PF-10 Subscale of physical functioning of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36.