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. 2012 Jul 9;12:35. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-12-35

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of participants according to further participation in waves 1 and 2

Pra Characteristics at baseline (2000/2001)
Participation in
 
Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 1
Wave 2
 
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
  n = 1892 n = 876 n = 120 n = 438
Age at base line (years) –
69.4 ± 6.4
75.1 ± 7.8
71.5 ± 7.6
76.3 ± 8.7
mean (min., max.)
(60.2-93.0)
(60.3-97.0)
(60.5-92.0)
(60.8-97.2)
Female gender –
1185/1892
543/876
84/120
314/438
n (in %)
(62.6)
(62.0)
(70.0)
(71.7)
Fair/poor self-perceived health –
574/1892
410/876
49/120
257/438
n (in %)
(30.3)
(46.8)
(40.8)
(58.7)
≥ 1 hospital admission over past 12 months –
375/1892
210/876
19/120
110/438
n (in %)
(19.8)
(24.0)
(15.8)
(25.1)
> 6 physician visits over past 12 months –
883/1892
459/876
52/120
221/438
n (in %
(46.7)
(52.4)
(43.3)
(50.5)
Diabetes, yes –
167/1892
119/876
16/120
54/438
n (in %)
(8.8)
(13.6)
(13.3)
(12.3)
Coronary heart disease ever, yes –
268/1892
177/876
21/120
106/438
n (in %)
(14.2)
(20.2)
(17.5)
(24.2)
Heart attack ever, yes –
119/1892
85/876
15/120
50/438
n (in %)
(6.3)
(9.7)
(12.5)
(11.4)
Caregiver available if needed, yes –
1604/1882
671/876
91/120
323/438
n (in %) (85.2) (76.6) (75.8) (73.7)