Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for the study sample of 11,293 GAZEL cohort participants.
| Variable (year) | Category or range | Percent or mean (std dev.) | Number in category | Number missing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASP-19 quality of life (2005) | 6–57 | 43.5 (7.6) | – | 0 |
| Gender | 0 | |||
| Male | 80.7% | 9114 | – | |
| Female | 19.3% | 2179 | – | |
| Age (1989) | 36–50 | 45.0 (3.0) | – | 0 |
| Years since retirement (2005) | 0–15 | 5.3 (3.3) | – | 0 |
| Age at retirement | 35–62 | 54.4 (2.6) | – | 0 |
| Mental health (2003) | 0–100 | 70.2 (16.8) | – | 686 |
| Physical functioning (2003) | 0–100 | 90.2 (12.8) | – | 634 |
| Wealth (2002) | 1914 | |||
| <1525 euro | 0.6% | 53 | – | |
| 1525 to <4574 euro | 0.3% | 32 | – | |
| 4574 to <7623 euro | 1.6% | 150 | – | |
| 7623 to <15,245 euro | 2.0% | 188 | – | |
| 15,245 to <76,225 euro | 10.1% | 949 | – | |
| 76,225 to <152,449 euro | 23.5% | 2206 | – | |
| 152,449 to <304,898 euro | 40.6% | 3807 | – | |
| 304,898 to <457,347 euro | 14.8% | 1383 | – | |
| ≥457,347 euro | 6.5% | 611 | – | |
| Subjective social status (2004) | 0–9 | 4.8 (1.4) | – | 769 |
| Satisfaction with access to local amenities (2003) | 1433 | |||
| Unsatisfied | 21.8% | 2146 | – | |
| Satisfied | 78.2% | 7714 | – | |
| Social support (2004) | 575 | |||
| No | 14.2% | 1521 | – | |
| Yes | 85.8% | 9197 | – | |
| Social participation (2005) | 1213 | |||
| None | 21.9% | 2203 | – | |
| Low–medium | 39.5% | 3981 | – | |
| High | 38.7% | 3896 | – | |
| Occupational grade (1989) | 1–21 | 9.0 (3.3) | – | 0 |
| Auxiliary variables | ||||
| CASP-19 quality of life (2009) | 9–57 | 43.2 (7.5) | – | 1704 |
| Mental health (2007) | 0–100 | 70.0 (16.7) | – | 952 |
| Physical functioning (2007) | 0–100 | 88.8 (14.2) | – | 823 |
| Self-rated health (1989) | 0–7 | 1.91 (1.27) | – | 85 |
| Smoking status (1989) | 65 | |||
| Current smoker | 25.3% | 2843 | – | |
| Non-smoker or ex-smoker | 74.7% | 8385 | – | |
| Alcohol consumption (1989) | 68 | |||
| Abstainers and heavy drinking | 10.7% | 1206 | – | |
| Occasional drinking | 56.5% | 6347 | – | |
| Moderate drinking | 15.9% | 1784 | – | |
| Average drinking | 16.8% | 1888 | – | |
| Education level (1989) | 188 | |||
| University | 15.8% | 1754 | – | |
| High school or other | 8.9% | 987 | – | |
| Less than high school | 75.3% | 8364 | – |