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. 1999 Aug 21;319(7208):478–483. doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7208.478

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for index of social, fitness, and productive activities at baseline in elderly people in New Haven, CT, United States

Activity Full sample
Mean (SD) for men Mean (SD) for women P value* for difference between sexes
Range Mean (SD) Median (25th, 75th centiles)
Social 0–9 2.7 (2.4) 1.8 (0.6, 3.6) 2.6 (1.7) 2.7 (2.5)  0.181
Fitness 0–6 1.8 (1.5) 1.3 (0.2, 2.2) 2.2 (1.7) 1.6 (1.4) <0.001
Productive  0–12 4.0 (2.2) 3.5 (2.4, 4.7) 3.8 (1.8) 4.1 (2.4) <0.001
*

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