Table 5.
Selected health characteristics at wave 2, classified by the functional ability index at wave 1
| Characteristics | ALL n = 1121 (100) cases/n (%) | Women n = 691 (61.6)cases/n (%) | Men n = 430 (38.4)cases/n (%) | Robust n = 786 (70.1)cases/n (%) | postRobust n = 140 (12.5)cases/n (%) | preFrail n = 84 (7.5)cases/n (%) | Transients* n = 224 (20.0)cases/n (%) | Frail n = 111 (9.9)cases/n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls: once† | 177/1090(16.2) | 120/669(17.9) | 57/421(13.5) | 104/767(13.6) | 28/132(21.2) | 17/82(20.7) | 45/214(21.0) | 28/109(25.7) |
| Falls: more than once† | 114/1090(10.5) | 80/669(12.0) | 34/421(8.1) | 53/767(6.9) | 25/132(18.9) | 11/82(13.4) | 36/214(16.8) | 25/109(22.9) |
| ADL dependent at wave 2‡ | 65/1102(5.9) | 44/678(6.5) | 21/424(5.0) | 17/774(2.2) | 10/135(7.4) | 13/83(15.7) | 23/218(10.6) | 25/110(22.7) |
| Need of nursing care at wave 2§ | 59/1121(5.3) | 38/691(5.5) | 21/430(4.9) | 20/786(2.5) | 5/140(3.6) | 9/84(10.7) | 14/224(6.3) | 25/111(22.5) |
*Transients: postRobust + preFrail.
†Within one year before wave 2.
‡Cannot take a bath/shower without human assistance.
§Classified into “Pflegestufe” (German law).