Table 2 Baseline clinical and functional characteristics who died before and after the age of 80 during 12-month follow-up.
Full sample (N = 941) | Women (n = 445) | Men (n = 496) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Death before the age of 80 (n = 339) | Death after the age of 80 (n = 602) | Death before the age of 80 (n = 136) | Death after the age of 80 (n = 309) | Death before the age of 80 (n = 203) | Death after the age of 80 (n = 293) | |
Health conditions | ||||||
Stroke (yes), % | 7.7 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 9.9 |
Heart disease (yes), % | 32.7* | 40.0* | 29.4δ | 41.7δ | 35.0 | 38.2 |
Lung disease (yes), % | 21.8* | 15.6* | 20.6 | 17.8 | 22.7§ | 13.3§ |
Cancer (yes), % | 10.9* | 7.1* | 14.0δ | 5.2δ | 8.9 | 9.2 |
Osteoporosis (yes), % | 10.0 | 14.1 | 19.1 | 22.3 | 3.9 | 5.5 |
Dementia (yes), % | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Emotional/psychiatric problems (yes), % | 7.1 | 3.7 | 12.5δ | 3.9δ | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Hypertension, (yes) % | 49.9* | 58.8* | 49.3δ | 64.1δ | 50.2 | 51.5 |
Diabetes mellitus (yes), % | 17.1 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 18.7 | 18.4 |
Fall in last 12 months (yes), % | 26.3* | 40.5* | 27.2δ | 45.6δ | 25.6§ | 35.1§ |
Depressive symptoms (yes), % | 17.4 | 17.3 | 19.1 | 23.6 | 16.3 | 10.6 |
Functioning | ||||||
Basic activities of daily living, (mean) (SD) | 0.7 (1.3) | 0.6 (1.1) | 0.8 (1.5) | 0.7 (1.2) | 0.6 (1.2) | 0.5 (1.0) |
Instrumental activities of daily living, (mean) (SD) | 0.5 (1.0) | 0.6 (1.0) | 0.5 (1.0)δ | 0.8 (1.2)δ | 0.5 (1.0) | 0.4 (0.7) |
