Table 1. Distributions of study variables and proportions of deaths during 15-year follow-up according to categories of study variables.
| Distribution at baseline, % |
Proportion of deathsa |
|
| n | 3829 | 1961 |
| Age, years | ||
| 60–70 | 69.78 | 40.8 |
| 70–80 | 25.93 | 73.0 |
| >80 | 4.28 | 88.4 |
| Sex (male) | 57.3 | 54.6 |
| Education | ||
| Illiterate | 40.5 | 57.7 |
| Literate with no formal education | 8.8 | 52.8 |
| Primary school | 31.3 | 48.5 |
| Junior high school | 8.4 | 40.7 |
| Senior high school | 5.9 | 40.8 |
| College or above | 5.1 | 42.8 |
| Financial satisfaction | ||
| Very satisfied | 9.9 | 44.7 |
| Satisfied | 33.5 | 48.9 |
| Average | 39 | 52.6 |
| Dissatisfied | 15.4 | 55 |
| Very dissatisfied | 2.3 | 65.1 |
| Self-rated health | ||
| Very good | 17.5 | 38.4 |
| Good | 22 | 45.9 |
| Fair | 38.2 | 51.8 |
| Poor | 18.4 | 62.6 |
| Very poor | 3.9 | 78.6 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single/widowed | 37 | 59.2 |
| Married/common law marriage | 63 | 46.5 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Fuchien | 60.6 | 53.6 |
| Hakka | 14.8 | 53.5 |
| Mainlander | 22.9 | 42.4 |
| Other | 1.6 | 64.5 |
| CESD-17 scoreb | ||
| ≦15 | 82.1 | 49.3 |
| >15 | 17.9 | 59.6 |
| ADL scorec | ||
| ≦2 | 51.7 | 41.3 |
| >2 | 48.3 | 61.9 |
| IADL scorec | ||
| ≦2 | 82.7 | 46.4 |
| >2 | 17.3 | 73.9 |
| Number of people in household | ||
| <2 | 9.9 | 58 |
| 2–5 | 49 | 47.4 |
| >5 | 41.2 | 54.1 |
aPercentages represent the proportions of participants who died, by category.
bCESD: Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale.
cADL and IADL stand for activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living, respectively.