Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 1,340)
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD, range | 71.0 ± 6.8, 60–95 |
Sex, % of men | 847 (63.2) |
Marital status | Â |
 Married or cohabiting | 950 (70.9) |
 Single | 132 (9.9) |
 Divorced | 73 (5.4) |
 Widowed | 165 (12.3) |
 Living apart together | 20 (1.5) |
Education | Â |
 None | 90 (6.7) |
 Primary | 140 (10.4) |
 Secondary | 587 (43.8) |
 Polytechnics and higher vocational training | 408 (30.4) |
 University | 115 (8.6) |
Incomea | Â |
  ≤ €999 | 32 (2.7) |
 €1000 - €1499 | 175 (14.9) |
 €1500 - €1999 | 227 (19.3) |
 €2000 - €2499 | 287 (24.4) |
 €2500 - €2999 | 152 (12.9) |
 €3000 - €3499 | 133 (11.3) |
 €3500 - €3999 | 75 (6.4) |
 €4000 - €4499 | 52 (4.4) |
  > €4499 | 43 (3.7) |
WHOQOL-OLD total and facets, mean ± SD, range |  |
 Total | 91.7 ± 10.3, 57–119 |
 Sensory abilities | 16.5 ± 2.9, 4–20 |
 Autonomy | 15.0 ± 2.1, 7–20 |
 Past, present and future activities | 15.2 ± 2.1, 7–20 |
 Social participation | 15.5 ± 2.5, 6–20 |
 Death and dying | 15.1 ± 3.2, 4–20 |
 Intimacy | 14.3 ± 3.1, 4–20 |
WHOQOL-BREF domains, mean ± SD, range |  |
 Physical health | 15.6 ± 1.6, 6.9–20 |
 Psychological | 15.1 ± 2.1, 8–20 |
 Social relations | 14.2 ± 2.6, 4–20 |
 Environmental | 16.0 ± 2.1, 8–20 |
SF-12 summary measures, mean ± SD, range |  |
 Physical component summary | 71.8 ± 23.9, 0–100 |
 Mental component summary | 76.2 ± 17.9, 10–100 |
Frailty domains, mean ± SD, range |  |
 Physical | 1.4 ± 1.6, 0–8 |
 Psychological | 0.8 ± 1.0, 0–4 |
 Social | 0.9 ± 0.9, 0–3 |
ESLS subscales, mean ± SD, range |  |
 Emotional | 11.3 ± 3.8, 5–23 |
 Social | 11.5 ± 3.2, 5–24 |