Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of community-dwelling older persons aged 65 years and older, TOPICS-MDS, 2015
From: Measurement properties of the EQ-5D across four major geriatric conditions: Findings from TOPICS-MDS
Overall sample N = 25,637 | Healthya N = 2,275 | Hearing issues N = 9,762 | Joint damageb N = 11,903 | Urinary incontinence N = 5,932 | Dizziness with falls N = 4,273 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age [mean (SD)] | 78 (6) | 75 (5) | 80 (6) | 78 (6) | 79 (6) | 79 (6) |
Sex | ||||||
Men | 41.7 | 49.2 | 46.1 | 29.9 | 25.0 | 34.9 |
Women | 58.3 | 50.8 | 53.9 | 70.1 | 75.0 | 65.1 |
Marital status | ||||||
Married/cohabiting | 53.9 | 63.7 | 51.8 | 48.0 | 42.9 | 44.7 |
Widowed | 35.6 | 26.5 | 38.8 | 40.8 | 45.9 | 44.0 |
Single/divorced | 10.5 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 |
Educational level | ||||||
Primary | 31.7 | 24.1 | 33.1 | 34.5 | 37.2 | 37.8 |
Secondary | 49.2 | 51.6 | 47.6 | 48.9 | 47.5 | 46.2 |
College/Some college | 19.1 | 24.3 | 19.3 | 16.6 | 15.4 | 16.0 |
Living arrangements | ||||||
Lives alone | 44.9 | 34.7 | 46.8 | 50.8 | 54.9 | 54.0 |
Lives with others | 55.1 | 65.3 | 53.2 | 49.2 | 45.1 | 46.0 |
Morbidity | ||||||
Hearing issues | 39.3 | -- | 100 | 42.2 | 47.0 | 51.0 |
Joint damage | 48.5 | -- | 52.2 | 100 | 61.9 | 59.8 |
Urinary incontinence | 24.0 | -- | 29.0 | 31.1 | 100 | 37.4 |
Dizziness with falls | 17.3 | -- | 22.5 | 21.3 | 26.6 | 100 |
Other co-morbiditiesc | ||||||
None | 21.7 | -- | 15.7 | 16.2 | 12.2 | 10.6 |
One | 31.0 | -- | 28.4 | 28.6 | 25.8 | 23.2 |
Two | 24.0 | -- | 26.1 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 25.6 |
Three or more | 23.4 | -- | 29.8 | 30.3 | 36.3 | 40.7 |
Requires assistanced | ||||||
Bathing | 15.6 | 4.1 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 25.4 | 25.4 |
Dressing | 11.6 | 3.0 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 18.4 | 18.3 |
Walking | 25.8 | 6.8 | 29.8 | 34.6 | 39.9 | 42.8 |
IADL scored [median, IQR] | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) |
Psychological wellbeinge [mean, SD] | 74.2 (18.0) | 83.5 (14.0) | 72.8 (17.9) | 71.3 (18.3) | 69.3 (18.7) | 65.9 (19.5) |
General quality of lifef [mean, SD] | 7.4 (1.3) | 8.0 (1.0) | 7.2 (1.3) | 7.2 (1.2) | 7.0 (1.3) | 6.9 (1.4) |