Table 2. Percent in total sample with health problems, low self-perceived health and risk factors.
Country | Functioning Difficulties | ADL Difficulties | IADL Difficulties | Chronic Diseases | Low Self-perceived health | Current Smokers | Overweight |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | 52.5 | 9.2 | 17.4 | 33.4 | 39.2 | 17.9 | 61.4 |
Belgium | 48.3 | 12.0 | 18.1 | 46.7 | 31.9 | 17.3 | 59.8 |
Denmark | 42.3 | 10.3 | 17.3 | 43.4 | 31.3 | 31.2 | 51.8 |
France | 48.5 | 11.8 | 16.5 | 42.4 | 38.2 | 14.3 | 54.6 |
Germany | 53.8 | 9.5 | 14.1 | 40.3 | 45.5 | 18.6 | 61.1 |
Greece | 54.4 | 9.0 | 18.7 | 39.9 | 37.5 | 25.3 | 67.3 |
Italy | 52.3 | 10.7 | 14.7 | 45.4 | 51.8 | 18.2 | 61.7 |
Netherlands | 42.0 | 8.4 | 16.1 | 34.9 | 32.1 | 24.4 | 56.8 |
Spain | 57.4 | 13.5 | 25.6 | 51.1 | 51.5 | 15.1 | 68.9 |
Sweden | 45.3 | 9.7 | 16.1 | 42.1 | 36.6 | 17.1 | 53.9 |
Switzerland | 38.7 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 28.2 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 50.3 |
Data: SHARE database, 2004 (Individuals aged 50 and over).
Functioning: Difficulties performing at least one out of 10 tasks ADL: Difficulty performing at least one activity of daily living, IADL: difficulty performing at least one instrumental activity of daily living, Chronic Diseases: Two or more chronic diseases, Low Self-perceived health: less than good health, Smoking: current smokers and Overweight: BMI>= 25.