Table 1 Participant characteristics by level of care
From: Daily physical activity in older adults across levels of care: the HUNT Trondheim 70 + study
Independently living (N = 853) | Low-level home care (N = 68) | Home care (N = 62) | Nursing home (N = 59) | Group differences | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female, n (%) | 443 (52) | 48 (71) | 38 (61) | 43 (73) | < .001 a,c |
Age (years) | 75.9 (4.6) | 82.7 (6.0) | 84.0 (7.1) | 88.3 (7.7) | < .001 a,b,c,e,f |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.6 (4.1) | 25.9 (4.2) | 28.5 (6.9) | 26.7 (6.4) | not sig |
missing, n (%) | 9 (1.1) | 2 (2.9) | 4 (6.5) | 13 (22.0) | |
Gait speed (m/sec) | 1.0 (0.2) | 0.8 (0.2) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.2) | < .001 all |
missing, n (%) | 19 (2.2) | 2 (2.9) | 4 (6.5) | 12 (20.3) | |
SPPB (0–12) | 10.9 (1.8) | 8.8 (3.0) | 5.9 (3.4) | 2.9 (2.7) | < .001 all |
missing, n (%) | 35 (4.1) | 1 (1.5) | 2 (3.2) | 1 (1.7) | |
MoCA (0–30) | 24.3 (3.3) | 23.2 (3.9) | 18.4 (4.9) | 14.7 (5.0) | < .001 all |
missing, n (%) | 25 (2.9) | 4 (5.9) | 10 (16.1) | 37 (62.7) | |
Cognitive status,n (%) | < .001 all | ||||
No CI | 497 (58.7) | 32 (47.8) | 9 (14.8) | 3 (5.1) | |
MCI | 311 (36.7) | 25 (37.3) | 29 (47.5) | 3 (5.1) | |
Dementia | 39 (4.6) | 10 (14.9) | 23 (37.7) | 53 (89.8) | |
missing, n (%) | 6 (0.7) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | |
Education | < .001 a,b,c | ||||
≤ 10 years | 71 (8.6) | 12 (18.8) | 16 (40.0) | 12 (40.0) | |
11–13 years | 313 (38.0) | 29 (45.3) | 17 (42.5) | 10 (33.3) | |
≥ 14 years | 440 (53.4) | 23 (35.9) | 7 (17.5) | 8 (26.7) | |
missing, n (%) | 29 (3.4) | 4 (5.9) | 22 (35.5) | 29 (49.2) | |
Living conditions | |||||
Living alone | 230 (27.9) | 49 (77.8) | 30 (73.2) | < .001 a,b | |
missing, n (%) | 30 (3.5) | 5 (7.4) | 21 (33.9) | ||
Home care services | |||||
Nursing care, n (%) | 54 (87.1) | ||||
h/week, mean (SD) | 1.4 (1.7) | ||||
Personal home care, n (%) | 34 (54.8) | ||||
h/week, mean (SD) | 2.7 (3.6) | ||||
Household home care, n (%) | 24 (38.7) | ||||
h/week, mean (SD) | 0.5 (0.5) |