Table 5.
n | Germany | Italy | South Africa | Spain | Sweden | |||||
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Chronic condition | Chronic condition | Chronic condition | Chronic condition | Chronic condition | ||||||
No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
642 | 95 | 382 | 33 | 188 | 42 | 818 | 155 | 378 | 18 | |
Mobilityb,c,d (walking about) | ||||||||||
No | 92.7 | 90.4 | 93.7 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 80.5 | 95.7 | 92.9 | 97.6 | 88.9 |
Some | 7.3 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 19.5 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 11.1 |
A lot of | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Looking after myselfd | ||||||||||
No | 98.1 | 98.9 | 95.5 | 97.0 | 96.3 | 100 | 98.9 | 96.8 | 99.2 | 94.4 |
Some | 1.7 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
A lot of | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Doing usual activitiesa,b | ||||||||||
No | 93.8 | 91.6 | 84.6 | 81.8 | 87.8 | 66.7 | 94.4 | 90.3 | 97.1 | 94.4 |
Some | 5.9 | 8.4 | 14.6 | 18.2 | 12.2 | 31.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
A lot of | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
Having pain or discomforta,b | ||||||||||
No | 66.0 | 41.5 | 61.5 | 54.4 | 58.5 | 30.9 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 75.4 | 72.2 |
Some | 32.9 | 55.3 | 37.7 | 45.6 | 41.0 | 66.7 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 24.1 | 22.2 |
A lot of | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 5.6 |
Feeling worried, sad or unhappya,b,d | ||||||||||
Not | 60.8 | 54.3 | 62.0 | 48.5 | 63.8 | 42.9 | 77.8 | 72.3 | 82.3 | 61.1 |
A bit | 35.4 | 42.5 | 34.1 | 42.4 | 34.0 | 42.9 | 21.4 | 25.2 | 17.2 | 38.9 |
Very | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 14.2 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
aSignificant differences (P < 0.05) between the groups (‘no problem’ vs. ‘any problem’) in Germany
bSignificant differences (P < 0.05) between the groups (‘no problem’ vs. ‘any problem’) in South Africa
cSignificant differences (P < 0.05) between the groups (‘no problem’ vs. ‘any problem’) in Spain
dSignificant differences (P < 0.05) between the groups (‘no problem’ vs. ‘any problem’) in Sweden