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. 2013 Sep 25;3(1):312–319. doi: 10.1159/000354962

Table 2.

Baseline demographic differences according to CPS scores

CPS score
0 (n = 4,323) 1 (n = 1,031) 2 or greater (n = 411) p value for trend post hoc test
Age, yearsa 74.1 ± 6.6 75.3 ± 7.1 77.9 ± 7.3 <0.001** cde
Female genderb 2,374 (54.9) 501 (48.6) 191 (43.3) <0.001**
BMIa 22.7 ± 3.1 22.4 ± 3.2 22.2 ± 3.3 0.001** ce
Medicationsb <0.001**
 0 853 (19.7) 154 (14.9) 55 (12.5)
 1 675 (15.6) 141 (13.7) 28 (6.3)
 2 792 (18.3) 156 (15.1) 54 (12.2)
 3 or more 2,003 (46.3) 580 (56.3) 274 (62.1)
Family structureb 0.016*
 Single 401 (9.3) 104 (10.1) 56 (12.7)
 Elderly household 1,216 (28.1) 298 (28.9) 80 (18.1)
 Other 2,706 (62.6) 629 (61.0) 275 (66.9)
Subjective household economic statusb <0.001**
 Very good 664 (15.4) 190 (18.4) 113 (25.6)
 Good 1,765 (40.8) 460 (44.6) 170 (38.5)
 Fair 1,701 (39.3) 341 (33.1) 121 (27.4)
 Bad 193 (4.5) 40 (3.9) 7 (1.6)
Medical historyb
 Musculoskeletal disorder 571 (13.2) 140 (13.6) 62 (14.1) 0.557
 Hypertension 1,949 (45.1) 489 (47.4) 184 (41.7) 0.380
 Lipid disorder 358 (8.3) 63 (6.1) 30 (6.8) 0.061
 Stroke 138 (3.2) 43 (4.2) 46 (10.4) <0.001**
 Diabetes 504 (11.7) 133 (12.9) 53 (12.0) 0.454
 Heart disease 538 (12.4) 169 (16.4) 75 (17.0) <0.001**
 Respiratory disease 183 (4.2) 63 (6.1) 42 (9.5) <0.001**
 External injury 109 (2.5) 43 (4.2) 24 (5.4) <0.001**
 Cancer 151 (3.5) 56 (5.4) 25 (5.7) 0.002**

Values are mean ± SD or n (%).

*

p < 0.05;

**

p < 0.01. CPS score: 0 (normal), 1 (borderline intact), 2–6 (cognitive impairment).

a

Assessed by ANOVA.

b

Assessed by χ2 test.

c

Significant difference between a CPS score of 0 and a CPS score of 1.

d

Significant difference between a CPS score of 1 and a CPS score of 2 or greater.

e

Significant difference between a CPS score of 0 and a CPS score of 2 or greater.