Table 2. Measurements of Frenchay Activities Index (FAI), dietary variety score (DVS) and geriatric depression scale 15 (GDS).
Overall (n=50) | P-value | Male (n=19) | P-value | Female (n=31) | P-value | ||||
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Non–snowy season | Snowy season | Non–snowy season | Snowy season | Non–snowy season | Snowy season | ||||
FAI Household affair | 12.0 [6.0–15.0] | 12.0 [8.0–14.0] | 0.134 | 6.0 [3.0–9.0] | 6.0 [3.0–10.0] | 0.114 | 13.0 [12.0–15.0] | 13.0 [12.0–15.0] | 0.570 |
FAI Outdoor household affair | 6.0 [4.0–7.0] | 4.0 [3.0–6.0] | <0.01 | 6.0 [4.0–8.0] | 5.0 [3.0–7.0] | 0.223 | 6.0 [4.0–7.0] | 4.0 [3.0–5.0] | <0.01 |
FAI Outdoor activity | 8.0 [6.0–10.0] | 6.0 [4.0–8.0] | <0.01 | 8.0 [6.0–10.0] | 7.0 [3.0–9.0] | 0.234 | 8.0 [6.0–10.0] | 6.0 [4.0–8.0] | <0.01 |
FAI Hobby | 5.0 [3.0–6.0] | 4.0 [2.0–5.3] | <0.01 | 5.0 [3.0–6.0] | 3.0 [2.0–5.0] | 0.08 | 5.0 [3.0–6.0] | 4.0 [2.0–6.0] | 0.055 |
FAI Work | 0.0 [0.0–0.1] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | 0.063 | 0.0 [0.0–0.1] | 0.0 [0.0–0.1] | 0.50 | 0.0 [0.0–0.1] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | 0.25 |
FAI Total score | 28.7 (28.7) | 25.1 (7.8) | <0.01 | 24.6 (10.0) | 22.1 (9.5) | 0.192 | 31.2 (6.8) | 27.0 (6.1) | <0.01 |
DVS | 6.4 (2.4) | 6.1 (2.4) | 0.346 | 6.4 (2.4) | 5.4 (2.3) | 0.023 | 6.5 (2.5) | 6.6 (2.4) | 0.782 |
GDS | 2.0 [1.0–4.0] | 1.5 [1.0–4.0] | 0.945 | 2.0 [1.0–4.0] | 2.0 [0.0–3.0] | 0.852 | 2.0 [1.0–4.0] | 1.0 [1.0–5.0] | 0.780 |