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. 2021 May 4;25(6):808–815. doi: 10.1007/s12603-021-1637-z

Table 2.

Construct validity of intrinsic capacity and sub-domain score

Demographic and health characteristics Mean (SD)
Intrinsic capacity Cognitive Locomotor Vitality Sensory Psychological
Age, years
65–69 0.984 (2.301) 0.265 (0.977) 0.556 (1.321) 0.175 (1.007) 0.327 (0.886) 0.055 (1.666)
70–74 0.309 (2.232) 0.115 (1.042) 0.108 (1.312) 0.046 (0.952) 0.124 (0.962) 0.100 (1.585)
75 or above −1.008 (2.510) −0.306 (1.378) −0.527 (1.413) −0.167 (0.911) −0.328 (1.148) −0.070 (1.738)
p-value <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0345
Sex
Male 1.610 (1.908) 0.450 (0.792) 0.426 (1.373) 0.818 (0.572) 0.172 (0.991) 0.116 (1.607)
Female −1.344 (2.073) −0.377 (1.313) −0.289 (1.367) −0.777 (0.529) −0.060 (1.061) −0.051 (1.712)
p-value <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0021
Education
Primary or below −0.450 (2.411) −0.193 (1.237) −0.155 (1.356) −0.116 (0.947) -0.045 (1.060) −0.072 (1.712)
Secondary 1.410 (2.019) 0.573 (0.681) 0.517 (1.397) 0.357 (0.942) 0.274 (0.926) 0.182 (1.573)
Tertiary or above 1.977 (1.891) 0.688 (0.562) 0.839 (1.398) 0.414 (0.919) 0.372 (0.892) 0.496 (1.328)
p-value <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
Social economic status ladder
1–4 0.092 (2.417) 0.099 (1.086) −0.040 (1.405) 0.113 (0.952) 0.045 (1.019) −0.278 (1.819)
5–6 0.425 (2.372) 0.139 (1.055) 0.190 (1.379) 0.043 (0.977) 0.109 (0.992) 0.249 (1.503)
7–10 0.424 (2.381) 0.016 (1.167) 0.345 (1.371) −0.027 (0.992) 0.098 (1.097) 0.471 (1.299)
p-value 0.0002 0.0949 <0.0001 0.014 0.2039 <0.0001
Number of chronic diseases
0 0.623 (2.495) 0.047 (1.129) 0.357 (1.411) 0.162 (0.996) 0.249 (0.892) 0.187 (1.570)
1–2 0.227 (2.415) 0.050 (1.125) 0.136 (1.390) 0.026 (0.962) 0.058 (1.025) 0.137 (1.569)
3 or more −0.288 (2.518) 0.017 (1.233) −0.213 (1.416) −0.054 (0.958) −0.057 (1.105) −0.243 (1.834)
p-value <0.0001 0.7482 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
Number of IADL limitations
0 0.623 (2.315) 0.162 (1.064) 0.308 (1.331) 0.166 (0.953) 0.125 (1.003) 0.155 (1.569)
1–2 −1.169 (2.254) −0.300 (1.312) −0.526 (1.308) −0.401 (0.890) −0.132 (1.062) −0.237 (1.811)
3–5 −3.136 (2.344) −0.795 (1.516) −1.873 (1.545) −0.609 (0.764) −0.407 (1.299) −1.161 (2.116)
p-value <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001