Table 1.
Selected characteristics of adults aged 65 years and older by mobility/disability status. Participants (n=680) were from a population-based survey of Philadelphia residents in 2010.
| High mobility, No disability |
Low mobility, No disability |
Low mobility, Disability |
p- value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n (%) | 318 (46.7) | 216 (31.8) | 146 (21.5) | |
| Age – mean (SD) | 72.8 (6.0) | 75.1 (6.8) | 77.6 (7.8) | <0.001 |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Female | 218 (68.6) | 153 (70.8) | 118 (80.8) | 0.02 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 192 (61.7) | 95 (44.8) | 61 (41.8) | <0.001 |
| Black | 102 (32.8) | 106 (50.0) | 74 (50.7) | |
| Other | 17 (5.5) | 11 (5.2) | 11 (7.5) | |
| Lives Alone | 151 (47.8) | 130 (60.2) | 82 (56.9) | 0.01 |
| Education | ||||
| < HS | 33 (10.4) | 56 (25.9) | 39 (26.9) | <0.001 |
| HS graduate | 114 (36.1) | 102 (47.2) | 63 (43.5) | |
| > HS | 169 (53.5) | 58 (26.9) | 43 (29.7) | |
| Below 200% Poverty | 100 (31.5) | 115 (53.2) | 98 (67.1) | <0.001 |
| Has Diabetes | 70 (22.1) | 55 (25.5) | 61 (41.8) | <0.001 |
| Has High Blood Pressure | 205 (64.5) | 133 (61.6) | 111 (76.0) | 0.01 |
| Obesity Status | ||||
| Normal/Underweight | 115 (36.4) | 76 (35.4) | 48 (33.3) | 0.01 |
| Overweight | 123 (38.9) | 82 (38.1) | 39 (27.1) | |
| Obese | 78 (24.7) | 57 (26.5) | 57 (39.6) | |
| Current Depression | 25 (8.4) | 38 (19.9) | 33 (26.4) | <0.001 |
| Level of Stress | ||||
| Low | 152 (48.9) | 102 (49.8) | 58 (41.7) | 0.08 |
| Medium | 120 (38.6) | 68 (33.2) | 50 (36.0) | |
| High | 39 (12.5) | 35 (17.1) | 31 (22.3) | |
| Number of Aids Used | ||||
| 0 | 160 (50.3) | 85 (39.7) | 13 (9.2) | <0.001 |
| 1 | 80 (25.2) | 38 (17.8) | 17 (12.0) | |
| 2 | 41 (12.9) | 36 (16.8) | 24 (16.9) | |
| 3+ | 37 (11.6) | 55 (25.7) | 88 (62.0) | |
| Uses In-Home Care | 7 (2.2) | 15 (7.0) | 36 (24.7) | <0.001 |