Men (n = 4995; 50.6%) | Women (n = 4874; 49.4%) | p-value | |
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N (%) / Mean (SD); Range | N (%) / Mean (SD); Range | ||
Age | 64.9 (11.4); 40–95 | 62.7 (11.3); 40–93 | <.001 |
Marital status: Divorced/Widowed/Single (Ref.: married, living together with spouse) | 1060 (21.2%) | 1675 (34.4%) | <.001 |
Employment status: | <.001 | ||
Employed | 1680 (33.6%) | 1686 (34.6%) | |
Retired | 2984 (59.8%) | 2394 (49.1%) | |
Other (not employed) | 331 (6.6%) | 794 (16.3%) | |
Number of important people in regular contact | 4.5 (2.8); 0–9 | 4.8 (2.8); 0–9 | <.001 |
Education: | <.001 | ||
Low | 161 (3.9%) | 550 (13.6%) | |
Medium | 2085 (50.4%) | 2238 (55.3%) | |
High | 1891 (45.7%) | 1259 (31.1%) | |
Self-rated health (from 1 = very good to 5 = bad) | 2.5 (0.8); 1–5 | 2.5 (0.8); 1–5 | .25 |
Physical functioning (from 0 = worst score to 100 = best score) | 85.0 (21.5); 0–100 | 81.6 (23.6); 0–100 | <.001 |
Absence of depression (CES-D < 18) | 4785 (95.8%) | 4500 (92.3%) | <.001 |
Absence of physician-diagnosed incontinence | 4834 (96.8%) | 4682 (96.1%) | .06 |
Life satisfaction | 3.8 (0.7); 1–5 | 3.8 (0.8); 1–5 | .15 |