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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 1258)

From: Cross-sectional study of individual and environmental factors associated with life-space mobility among community-dwelling independent older people

Characteristics

n, mean ± SD

% (range)

Age

 All

73.5 ± 6.1

(65–100)

 65–74 years

764

60.7

 75–84 years

427

33.9

 85 years and older

66

5.3

Sex

 Male

630

50.1

 Female

628

49.8

Marital status

 Married

965

76.7

 Divorced/widowed

247

19.6

 Unmarried

41

3.3

 No response

5

0.4

Household composition

 Living with spouse

594

47.2

 Living with spouse and children

255

20.3

 Living alone

187

14.9

 Living with children

110

8.7

 Living with children and grandchildren

56

4.5

 Other

53

4.2

 No response

3

0.2

Job status

 Employed

295

23.4

 Unemployed

948

75.4

 No response

15

1.2

Diseases currently under treatment

 Yes

962

76.5

  High blood pressure

505

40.1

  Diabetes/hyperlipidemia

284

22.6

  Arthritis/osteoporosis

162

12.9

  Cataract/glaucoma

156

12.4

  Myocardial infarction/angina

93

7.4

  Cancer

72

5.7

  Pneumonia/bronchitis

56

4.5

  Stroke/cerebral infarction

43

3.4

  Mental disorders

15

1.2

  Others

194

15.4

  1. SD standard deviation