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. 2010 Jul 17;8:70. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-70

Table 2.

Scores of objective health: Chronic conditions, mental health, and functional status measures.

Measure N % mean ± SD
Chronic conditions 260 3.43 ± 1.91
 Hypertension 135 54
 Diabetes 56 22.4
 Heart disease 84 33.6
 Pulmonary disease 39 15.6
 Stroke 15 6
 Osteoarthritis 161 64.4
 Hyperlipidemia 69 27.6
 Renal disease 24 9.6
 Benign prostatic hypertrophy 89 35.6
 Cancer 9 3.6
 Depressive symptoms* 16 6.4
Mental Health
 MMSE 260 25.82 ± 2.92
 GDS-15 260 2.87 ± 2.64
Functional Status
 ADL 260 97.73 ± 5.03
 IADL 260 4.44 ± 1.46

*Depressive symptoms refer to clinically significant depressive symptoms: respondents identifying depression according to physician's previous diagnoses.