Table 1.
Selected characteristics 1 of cohort participants at recruitment 2000/2001 and re-recruitment 2007/2008
| Socio-demographic and health characteristics 1 at recruitment 2000/01 | Participants at baseline n = 3326 | Participants at wave 1 n = 2768 | Participants at wave 2 n = 2012 |
All
2
non- participants at wave 2 n = 1314 |
Of these: Dead
2
at wave 2 n = 647 |
Of these: Refusers
2
at wave 2 n = 470 |
Of these: Lost to follow-up 2 at wave 2 n = 197 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age at baseline (years) –mean (min., max.) |
71.9 ± 7.8 (60.2-97.2) |
71.2 ± 7.4 (60.2-97.0) |
69.5 ± 6.5 (60.2-93.0) |
75.5 ± 8.1 (60.3-97.2) |
77.8 ± 8.0 (60.9-97.2) |
72.5 ± 7.3 (60.9-95.8) |
75.0 ± 8.3 (60.3-94.2) |
|
Female gender – n (in %) |
2126/3326 (63.9) |
1728/2768 (62.4) |
1269/2012 (63.1) |
857/1314 (65.2) |
361/647 (55.8) |
347/470 (73.8) |
149/197 (75.6) |
|
Fair/poor self-perceived health –n (in %) |
1290/3326 (38.8) |
984/2768 (35.5) |
623/2012 (31.0) |
667/1314 (50.8) |
364/647 (56.3) |
213/470 (45.3) |
90/197 (45.7) |
|
≥ 1 hospital admission over past
12 months – n (in %) |
714/3326 (21.5) |
585/2768 (21.1) |
394/2012 (19.6) |
320/1314 (24.4) |
193/647 (29.8) |
87/470 (18.5) |
40/197 (20.3) |
|
> 6 physician visits over past 12 months
– n (in %) |
1615/3326 (48.6) |
1342/2768 (48.5) |
935/2012 (46.5) |
680/1314 (51.8) |
363/647 (56.1) |
233/470 (49.6) |
84/197 (42.6) |
|
Diabetes, yes – n (in %) |
356/3326 (10.7) |
286/2768 (10.3) |
183/2012 (9.1) |
173/1314 (13.2) |
106/647 (16.4) |
45/470 (9.6) |
22/197 (11.2) |
|
Coronary heart disease ever, yes – n (in %) |
571/3326 (17.2) |
445/2768 (16.1) |
288/2012 (14.3) |
283/1314 (21.5) |
167/647 (25.8) |
83/470 (17.3) |
33/197 (16.8) |
|
Heart attack ever, yes –n (in %) |
269/3326 (8.1) |
204/2768 (7.4) |
134/2012 (6.7) |
135/1314 (10.3) |
91/647 (14.1) |
34/470 (7.2) |
10/197 (5.1) |
| Caregiver available if needed, yes –n (in %) | 2699/3326 (81.1) |
2285/2768 (82.6) |
1705/2012 (84.7) |
994/1314 (75.6) |
495/647 (76.5) |
356/470 (75.7) |
143/197 (72.6) |