Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for all Waves, and Non-Survivors at Wave 1
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | Wave 5 | Wave 6 | Wave 7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Non-Survivor | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | |
| N = 1733 | N = 1228 | N = 1522 | N = 1451 | N = 1301 | N = 998 | N = 740 | N = 439 | |
| Global SRH (TV) | ||||||||
| - poor | 9.3% | 12.2% | 11.0% | 6.7% | 10.4% | 10.1% | 5.3% | 6.9% |
| - fair | 22.3% | 25.7% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 23.2% | 25.5% | 22.4% | 26.8% |
| - good | 30.0% | 30.5% | 29.7% | 34.3% | 31.6% | 32.5% | 34.7% | 41.5% |
| - very good | 29.5% | 24.8% | 26.2% | 26.1% | 27.4% | 25.0% | 27.7% | 20.9% |
| - excellent | 8.9% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 7.9% | 7.5% | 7.0% | 9.8% | 3.9% |
| Age-Comp SRH (TV) | ||||||||
| -worse | 7.4% | 9.1% | 7.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | |||
| - same | 32.2% | 34.1% | 31.3% | 36.7% | 35.9% | |||
| - better | 60.4% | 56.8% | 61.6% | 59.3% | 59.8% | |||
| Self-Comp SRH (TV) | ||||||||
| -not as good | 30.3% | 35.4% | 36.0% | 39.3% | 37.5% | 43.8% | 37.4% | 41.6% |
| - same | 56.5% | 51.6% | 55.4% | 50.1% | 55.6% | 48.0% | 52.6% | 48.8% |
| - better | 13.1% | 12.9% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 10.% | 9.7% |
| Male | 52.6% | 58.3% | 52.1% | 50.1% | 49.2% | 46.0% | 43.8% | 38.7% |
| <$12 000 | 35.7% | 39.5% | ||||||
| $12 001 - $20 000 | 45.2% | 43.6% | ||||||
| $20 001 - $30 000 | 11.4% | 9.6% | ||||||
| $30 001 - $50 000 | 6.2% | 5.7% | ||||||
| > $50 000 | 1.4% | 1.5% | ||||||
| ≥15 Years Education a | 56.0% | 41.4% | ||||||
| Partnered b (TV) | 64.6% | 59.9% | 48.9% | 19.4% | 9.8% | |||
| Residential Care c (TV) | 6.0% | 9.4% | 7.8% | 14.2% | 12.3% | |||
| Smoker | 8.6% | 10.0% | ||||||
| Ex Smoker | 43.3% | 44.2% | ||||||
| Non-Smoker | 48.1% | 45.8% | ||||||
| Mean (Standard Deviation) | ||||||||
| Age (TV) | 78.7 (6.72) | 80.7 (6.37) | 79.3 (6.60) | 80.0 (6.53) | 80.5 (6.40) | 81.7 (6.08) | 83.6 (5.59) | 84.8 (4.77) |
| Conditions (TV) | 2.86 (2.15) | 2.94 (2.21) | 4.03 (2.53) | 4.03 (2.83) | 5.18 (3.27) | |||
| Medications (TV) | 3.26 (2.39) | 3.58 (2.43) | 3.99 (2.73) | 3.89 (2.79) | ||||
| ADLs (TV) | 0.41 (1.10) | 0.52 (1.23) | 0.55 (1.43) | 1.15 (1.91) | 1.10 (1.85) | 1.20 (2.08) | 1.28 (2.03) | 0.84 (1.54) |
| IADLs (TV) | 0.86 (1.58) | 1.06 (1.74) | 1.33 (2.13) | 1.25 (1.45) | 0.94 (1.70) | 0.90 (1.55) | 1.93 (1.84) | 0.74 (1.46) |
| MMSE (TV) | 26.90 (4.15) | 26.24 (4.60) | 27.33 (2.76) | 28.06 (2.29) | 25.89 (3.71) | |||
| Depressive Symptoms (TV) | 8.41 (7.49) | 9.26 (7.75) | 8.36 (7.39) | 8.84 (6.89) | 5.60 (7.45) | |||
Note: TV = Time-Varying Variables; ADL = Activities of Daily Living; IADL = Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination Score. Reference Category a - ≤ 14 Years Education; b - Not Partnered; c - Community Dwelling.