Table 4.
Median Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index (Barthel Index) Scores at Time of Interview for Male and Female Centenarian Survivors and “Delayers” According to Morbiditya
| Survivor Age at Onset < 85 Years | Delayer Age at Onset ≥85 Years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morbidity | No. (%) | Median Barthel Index Score |
No. (%) | Median Barthel Index Score |
P Value |
| Men | (n = 58) | (n = 158) | |||
| COPD | 7(12) | 85 | 12(8) | 58 | .58 |
| Dementia | 11 (19) | 60 | 29 (18) | 55 | .27 |
| Diabetes | 9(16) | 90 | 8(5) | 65 | .03 |
| Heart disease | 38 (66) | 90 | 45 (28) | 90 | .82 |
| Hypertension | 32 (55) | 92 | 23(15) | 88 | .12 |
| Osteoporosis | 3(5) | 85 | 16(10) | 78 | .23 |
| Parkinson | 2 (3) | 88 | 0 | NA | NA |
| Stroke | 14(24) | 50 | 16(10) | 73 | .31 |
| Women | (n = 176) | (n=347) | |||
| COPD | 8(5) | 65 | 3(1) | 75 | .30 |
| Dementia | 57 (32) | 45 | 103 (30) | 40 | .96 |
| Diabetes | 17(10) | 55 | 12(3) | 51 | .38 |
| Heart disease | 105 (60) | 65 | 103 (30) | 70 | .19 |
| Hypertension | 116(66) | 65 | 90 (26) | 65 | .91 |
| Osteoporosis | 70 (40) | 65 | 78 (22) | 60 | .64 |
| Parkinson disease | 3(2) | 15 | 4(1) | 55 | .51 |
| Stroke | 35 (20) | 58 | 41 (12) | 52 | .35 |
Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; NA, not applicable.
a
The morbidity categories are not mutually exclusive. P values are for the comparison of median Barthel Index scores.