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. 2025 Aug 22;25:2903. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-24032-0

Table 1.

Weighted sample description by total PASE score quintiles

1 st Quintile 20th Percentile and under (≤85) 2nd Quintile 20th−40th Percentiles (86–121) 3rd Quintile 40th-60th Percentiles (122–158) 4th Quintile 60th −80th Percentiles (159–217) 5th Quintile 80th Percentile and higher(≥218)
PASE ScoreMean (SD) 55.42 (20.88) 104 0.76 (10.65) 139.92 (10.56) 184.21 (16.81) 274.46 (49.40)
AgeMean (SD) 64.50 (11.14) 62.03 (10.22) 60.65 (9.65) 57.84 (8.90) 53.75 (6.90)
Sex (% Female) 1,593,498 (63.41%) 1,405,949 (57.90%) 1,242,232 (52.04%) 1,184,589 (48.53%) 894,034 (36.91%)
Household Income
 <$20,000 300,676 (12.97%) 167,649 (7.36%) 109,404 (4.82%) 74,606 (3.21%) 42,569 (1.81%)
 $20,000-$50,000 760,862 (32.83%) 663,931 (29.16%) 662,613 (29.17%) 526,079 (22.65%) 352,617 (15.0%)
 $50,000-$100,000 730,957 (31.54%) 815,114 (35.80%) 870,089 (38.31%) 866,227 (37.30%) 893,321 (38.01%)
 $100,000-$150,000 312,812 (13.50%) 361,940 (15.90%) 337,404 (14.86%) 477,539 (20.56%) 606,031 (25.79%)
 >$150,000 212,228 (9.16%) 267,962 (11.77%) 291,710 (12.84%) 377,923 (16.27%) 455,780 (19.39%)
Education
 < Secondary School graduation 708,806 (28.33%) 518,235 (21.38%) 448,187 (18.86%) 418,294 (17.20%) 294,125 (12.17%)
 No Post-Secondary 334,207 (13.36%) 371,478 (15.33%) 340,948 (14.35%) 338,868 (13.93%) 310,614 (12.85%)
 Some Post-Secondary 195,859 (7.93%) 213,665 (8.82%) 215,611 (9.07%) 231,096 (9.50%) 223,671 (9.25%)
 Degree or Diploma 1,262,905 (50.48%) 1,320,117 (54.47%) 1,371,884 (57.72%) 1,444,050 (59.37%) 1,588,459 (65.72%)
Self-reported General Health
 Good or Better 1,942,178 (77.34%) 2,111,379 (87.08%) 2,154,483 (90.34%) 2,230,005 (91.39%) 2,240,721 (92.52%)
 Fair/Poor 568,903 (22.66%) 313,177 (12.92%) 230,315 (8.61%) 210,039 (8.61%)
Diagnosed with Medical Condition (% yes)
 Cancer 434,035 (16.18%) 331,712 (13.67%) 322,903 (13.54%) 255,873 (10.49%) 206,253 (8.53%)
 Cardiovascular 1,464,996 (16.18%) 1120,800 (13.67%) 978,621 (13.54%) 908,399 (10.49%) 697,012 (8.53%)
 Diabetes 649,577 (24.22%) 401,582 (16.56%) 340,773 (14.31%) 351,987 (14.43%) 287,110 (11.88%)
 Musculoskeletal 1,641,195 (61.57%) 1,335,815 (55.52%) 1,208,304 (51.03%) 1,180,390 (48.64%) 1,028,833 (42.79%)
 Neurological 351,716 (13.21%) 194,291 (8.05%) 153,742 (6.47%) 117,121 (4.81%) 73,046 (3.02%)
 Respiratory 559,938 (20.90%) 442,760 (18.30%) 353,508 (14.87%) 309,688 (12.76%) 315,664 (13.06%)
 Vision 1,023,655 (38.47%) 659,128 (27.37%) 544,648 (22.98%) 432,324 (17.90%) 217,394 (9.04%)
Limitation in one or more ADL/IADL
 Yes 483,496 (19.31%) 160,050 (6.59%) 90,444 (3.79%) 74,213 (3.04%) 71,472 (2.95%)
 No 2,020,916 (80.69%) 2,267,312 (93.41%) 2,294,273 (96.21%) 2,365,897 (96.96%) 2,348,593 (97.05%)
Mobility limitation (uses a gait aid)
 Yes 560,878 (22.32%) 259,010 (10.67%) 195,080 (8.17%) 148,558 (6.09%) 111,805 (4.62%)
 No 1,952,266 (77.68%) 2,169,259 (89.33%) 2,192,079 (91.83%) 2,292,572 (93.91%) 2,310,333 (95.38%)
Social SupporMean (SD) (0-100) 79.42 (19.98) 82.34 (17.43) 83.58 (17.01) 84.87 (15.93) 84.75 (15.84)
Social participation – not counting PA
 Yearly 152,251 (5.68%) 105,160 (4.34%) 78,529 (3.30%) 76,207 (3.13%) 79,516 (3.28%)
 Monthly 650,314 (24.25%) 604,861 (24.98%) 557,435 (23.39%) 519,818 (21.33%) 612,896 (25.31%)
 Weekly 1,627,427 (60.67%) 1,500,372 (61.97%) 1,500,824 (62.98%) 1,583,489 (64.98%) 1,467,522 (60.60%)
 Daily 211,669 (7.89%) 197,278 (8.15%) 242,879 (10.19%) 252,416 10.36(%) 261,194 (10.79%)
Self-perceived Social Status
 1–2 (low) 370,695 (14.77%) 220,142 (9.52%) 203,946 (8.81%) 171,915 (7.25%) 140,907 (5.97%)
 3–4 360,737 (14.38%) 305,961 (13.24%) 274,750 (11.87%) 262,971 (11.09%) 256,707 (10.88%)
 5–6 931,678 (37.13%) 913,536 (39.52%) 906,922 (39.18%) 940,728 (39.68%) 844,197 (35.77%)
 7–8 709,631 (28.28%) 763,930 (33.05%) 811,798 (35.07%) 863,360 (36.42%) 980,970 (41.57%)
 9–10 (high) 136,319 (5.43%) 108,174 (4.68%) 117,156 (5.06%) 131,887 (5.56%) 136,985 (5.81%)
 Rural 420,900 (16.75%) 549,574 (22.63%) 538,361 (22.55%) 523,659 (21.45%) 570,950 (23.57%)
 Urban 2,092,244 (83.25%) 1,878,696 (77.37%) 1,848,798 (77.45%) 1,917,470 (78.55%) 1,851,189 (76.43%)