Table 4.
Changes occurring between waves 1 and 2, classified by the functional ability index at wave 1
| Characteristics | ALL n = 1679 (100) cases/n (%) | Women n = 1043 (62.1) cases/n (%) | Men n = 636 (37.9) cases/n (%) | Robust n = 1022 (60.9) cases/n (%) | postRobust n = 220 (13.1) cases/n (%) | preFrail n = 172 (10.2) cases/n (%) | Transients *n = 392 (23.3) cases/n (%) | Frail n = 265 (15.8) cases/n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 288/1679(17.2) | 159/1043(15.2) | 129/636(20.3) | 97/1022(9.5) | 49/220(22.3) | 47/172(27.3) | 96/392(24.5) | 95/265(35.8) |
| Lost to follow-up | 67/1679(4.0) | 53/1043(5.1) | 14/636(2.2) | 33/1022(3.2) | 10/220(4.5) | 10/172(5.8) | 20/392(5.1) | 14/265(5.3) |
| Refusals† | 203/1679(12.1) | 140/1043(13.4) | 63/636(9.9) | 106/1022(10.4) | 21/220(9.5) | 31/172(18.0) | 52/392(13.3) | 45/265(17.0) |
*Transients: postRobust + preFrail.
†At wave 2; 13 missing due to missing single responses.