Table 2 Descriptive statistics (N = 32885).
From: Prevalence and patterns of mental and cognitive impairments among missing older adults in China
Variables | % (n) |
|---|---|
Mental and cognitive health | |
Normal | 47.9 (15736) |
Mental impairments | 10.6 (3501) |
Cognitive impairments | 41.5 (13648) |
Gender | |
Male | 59.8 (19652) |
Female | 40.2 (13233) |
Age group | |
60–64 | 16.0 (5261) |
65–69 | 19.6 (6436) |
70–74 | 19.9 (6545) |
75–79 | 16.9 (5556) |
80+ | 27.6 (9087) |
Region of missing location | |
Eastern China | 42.8 (14070) |
Central China | 31.9 (10489) |
Western China | 17.8 (5838) |
Northeastern China | 7.6 (2488) |
Year | |
2017 | 14.4 (4723) |
2018 | 21.7 (7120) |
2019 | 27.2 (8931) |
2020 | 20.1 (6610) |
2021 | 16.7 (5501) |
Body height (cm) | |
<150 | 2.0 (650) |
150–159 | 22.5 (7385) |
160–169 | 29.3 (9645) |
170–179 | 18.7 (6156) |
180+ | 0.5 (172) |
Missing | 27.0 (8877) |
Reported to the police | |
No | 9.2 (3035) |
Yes | 90.8 (29850) |
Days between missingness and online alert | |
Less than 24 h | 22.8 (7497) |
1–3 days | 59.9 (19692) |
More than 3 days | 17.3 (5696) |
Current missing status | |
Already found | 72.5 (23855) |
Still missing | 27.5 (9030) |
