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Table 1 Personal characteristics of the 227 respondents

From: Sense of coherence as a resource in relation to health-related quality of life among mentally intact nursing home residents – a questionnaire study

 

Women

Men

Total

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Sex

164

72.2

63

27.8

227

100.0

Age (years)

      

   65–74

12

7.3

8

12.7

20

8.8

   75–84

48

29.3

30

47.6

78

34.4

   85–94

80

48.8

24

38.1

104

45.8

   ≥ 95

24

14.6

1

1.6

25

11.0

Marital status

      

   Married or cohabiting

13

7.9

25

39.7

38

16.7

   Unmarried

27

16.5

8

12.7

35

15.4

   Divorced

6

3.7

4

6.3

10

4.4

   Widowed

118

72.0

26

41.3

144

63.4

Education

      

   Lowest: primary school

76

46.3

21

33.3

97

42.7

   Middle: <3 years after primary school

70

42.7

32

50.8

102

44.9

   Highest: ≥ 3 years after primary school

18

11.0

10

15.9

28

12.3

Comorbidity

      

   Yes (FCI ≥ 1)

146

89.0

52

82.5

198

87.2

   No (FCI = 0)

18

11.0

11

17.5

29

12.8

  1. FCI: Functional Comorbidity Index (Groll et al. 2005) includes 18 diagnoses scored yes = 1 and no = 0 with a maximum score of 18.