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Table 1 Main baseline characteristics of the participants (n = 210).

From: Older People's Quality of Life (OPQOL) scores and adverse health outcomes at a one-year follow-up. A prospective cohort study on older outpatients living in the community in Italy

Variables

Percentage (n)

Mean (SD)

Lowest quartile

Highest quartile

Age (years)

 

81.2 (6.5)

 

86 +

Sex: female

69 (144)

   

Education less than or equal to 5 years

36 (75)

   

Yearly income < 10,000 euros

17 (35)

   

Living alone

45 (94)

   

BADL scorea

 

4.4 (1.7)

0 - 3

 

Any fall in the previous year

31 (66)

   

Any ED admission in the previous year

35 (74)

   

Being frail (SOF criteria)

31 (65)

   

CIRS m scoreb

 

4.2 (1.8)

 

5 +

Dementia

28 (58)

   

Depression

52 (110)

   

OPQOL total scorec

 

116.2 (15.4)

35 - 106

 

OPQOL health sub-scored

 

10.5 (3.4)

4 - 8

 
  1. Notes: SD = standard deviation; ED = emergency department; SOF = Study of Osteoporotic Fractures.
  2. a) Basic Activities of Daily Living. Score range 0 - 6. Lower scores indicate greater dependence.
  3. b) Cumulative Illness Rating Scale morbidity. Scores 0-13. Higher scores indicate greater morbidity.
  4. c) Older People's Quality of Life questionnaire. Score range 35-175. Lower scores indicate worse quality of life.
  5. d) Score range 4-20. Lower scores indicate worse health-related quality of life.
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