Table 1.
Categorical variables and their correlation with accomplishment level and satisfaction with social participation (n = 155)
| Independent categorical variables | Frequency (%) | Correlation with accomplishment level of participation in social roles | Correlation with satisfaction with participation in social roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal factors | |||
| Gender (women) | 93 (60.0) | 0.14a | 0.35 |
| Self-perceived stability of activity level (Yes) | 132 (85.2) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| Time since onset of activity limitations (years): | < 0.001b | ||
| 0 | 63 (40.6) | ||
| 1–5 | 45 (29.0) | ||
| > 5 | 47 (30.3) | ||
| Education (years): | 0.01 | 0.12 | |
| 1–6 | 32 (20.6) | ||
| 7–11 | 73 (47.1) | ||
| 12–14 | 35 (22.6) | ||
| > 15 | 15 (9.7) | ||
| Residential status: | < 0.001 | < 0.01 | |
| Owner | 69 (44.5) | ||
| Tenant | 63 (40.6) | ||
| Other | 23 (14.8) | ||
| Income (Can $): | 0.05 | 0.32 | |
| < 15,000 | 51 (32.9) | ||
| 15,001–25,000 | 35 (22.6) | ||
| > 25,001 | 52 (33.5) | ||
| Missing data | 17 (11.0) | ||
| Health and impairment | |||
| Classification of diseases (ICD-10): | < 0.001 | < 0.01 | |
| Diseases of the nervous system | 28 (18.1) | ||
| Diseases of the circulatory system | 50 (32.3) | ||
| Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (including hip fracture) | 22 (14.2) | ||
| Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 27 (17.4) | ||
| Other | 28 (18.1) | ||
| Self-perceived health: | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |
| Excellent | 38 (24.5) | ||
| Good | 62 (40.0) | ||
| Fair | 44 (28.4) | ||
| Poor | 11 (7.1) | ||
| Recent stressing event (No) | 93 (60.0) | < 0.001a | < 0.001 |
ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases
Significant results are in italic
a
p value of the t tests for independent samples
b
p value of the one-way ANOVA