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Table 2 Sample characteristics

From: The psychometric properties of the German version of the WHOQOL-OLD in the German population aged 60 and older

N

 

1133

Age mean (SD)

 

72.5 (8.7)

Gender n (%)

Female

616 (54.4)

Family status n (%)

Married

559 (49.3)

Separated, divorced, widowed, never married

574 (50.7)

Living arrangement (%)

Alone

483 (42.6)

With others

654 (57.4)

Education (%)

High

479 (42.3)

Basic

654 (57.7)

DemTect categories n (%)

0 severe impairments

104 (9.5)

1 mild impairments

269 (24.3)

2 no impairments

730 (66.3)

Number of chronic diseases mean (SD)

 

5.3 (3.8)

IADL mean (SD)

 

6.7 (1.7)

GDS mean (SD)

 

3.4 (3.8)