Table 1 Characteristics of 798 older people living in the community
From: Breathlessness and sexual activity in older adults: the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Characteristic at baseline | Without breathlessness N = 421 (52.8%) | With breathlessness N = 377 (47.2%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 76.0 ± 5.8 | 76.9 ± 5.8 | 0.029 |
Men | 227 (53.9) | 199 (52.8) | 0.75 |
Living alone | 105 (24.9) | 103 (27.3) | 0.44 |
Married | 309 (73.4) | 271 (71.9) | 0.63 |
Home type | < 0.001 | ||
House | 333 (79.1) | 227 (60.2) | |
Home unit or flat | 77 (18.3) | 133 (35.3) | |
Other | 9 (2.2) | 15 (4.0) | |
Not reported | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) | |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 25.4 ± 3.8 | 26.3 ± 4.0 | 0.001 |
Number of co-morbidities | 4.8 ± 2.6 | 6.2 ± 3.0 | < 0.001 |
Asthma | 11 (2.6) | 45 (11.9) | < 0.001 |
Breast cancer | 9 (2.1) | 6 (1.6) | 0.57 |
Chronic bronchitis | 29 (6.9) | 61 (16.2) | < 0.001 |
CES-D score | 8.2 ± 15.4 | 10.6 ± 14.6 | 0.024 |
Depression (CES-D ≥ 16) | 43 (10.2) | 69 (18.3) | 0.001 |
Diabetes mellitus | 33 (7.8) | 31 (8.2) | 0.84 |
Gynaecological or urological condition | 91 (21.6) | 104 (27.6) | 0.050 |
Heart disease | 66 (15.7) | 136 (36.1) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | 131 (31.1) | 130 (34.5) | 0.31 |
Joint paina | 152 (36.1) | 181 (48.0) | < 0.001 |
