Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of all study variables according to high and low MCS1
| Low MCS score n=74 |
High MCS score n=74 |
Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (mean, 95% CI) | 75.68 (73.91–77.46) | 77.29 (75.56–79.02) | |
| Age categories (n, %) | |||
| 65–74 years | 40 (27) | 28 (19) | P>0.05 |
| 75–84 years | 25 (17) | 32 (22) | P>0.05 |
| 85+ years | 9 (6) | 14 (9) | P>0.05 |
| Sex (n, %) | |||
| Male | 34 (23) | 34 (23) | P>0.05 |
| Female | 40 (27) | 40 (27) | P>0.05 |
| Education (n, %) | |||
| No education | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | P>0.05 |
| Some (or completed) primary | 18 (12) | 19 (13) | P>0.05 |
| Some (or completed) secondary | 41 (28) | 37 (25) | P>0.05 |
| Some (or completed) tertiary | 11 (7) | 16 (11) | P>0.05 |
| Living arrangement (n, %) | |||
| Alone | 26 (18) | 32 (22) | P>0.05 |
| Spouse | 39 (26) | 37 (25) | P>0.05 |
| Family (not spouse) | 5 (3) | 5 (3) | P>0.05 |
| Not alone (otherwise unspecified) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | P>0.05 |
| Socioeconomic status (n, %) | |||
| 1 (lowest) | 9 (12) | 4 (5) | P>0.05 |
| 2 | 4 (5) | 7 (9) | P>0.05 |
| 3 | 14 (19) | 13 (18) | P>0.05 |
| 4 | 17 (23) | 16 (22) | P>0.05 |
| 5 (highest) | 30 (41) | 34 (45) | P>0.05 |
| Primary language (n, %) | |||
| English not primary language | 14 (9) | 60 (41) | P>0.05 |
| English is primary language | 14 (9) | 60 (41) | P>0.05 |
| MMSE (mean, 95% CI) | 26.36 (3.71) | 26.96 (3.26) | P>0.05 |
| <27.5 | 39 (26.4) | 35 (23.6) | P>0.05 |
| >27.5 | 35 (23.6) | 39 (26.4) | |
| Hospitalizations (n, %) | |||
| Baseline | |||
| None | 56 (38) | 49 (33) | P>0.05 |
| <1 | 18 (12) | 25 (17) | P>0.05 |
| 1 month | |||
| None | 50 (34) | 60 (41) | P>0.05 |
| <1 | 24 (16) | 14 (9) | P>0.05 |
| 3 months | |||
| None | 63 (43) | 67 (45) | P>0.05 |
| <1 | 11 (7) | 7 (5) | |
| Falls (n, %) | |||
| Baseline | |||
| None | 35 (24) | 19 (33) | P>0.05 |
| <1 | 39 (26) | 25 (17) | P<0.05 |
| 1 month | |||
| None | 65 (44) | 71 (48) | P<0.05 |
| <1 | 9 (6) | 3 (2) | P<0.05 |
| 3 months | |||
| None | 63 (43) | 67 (45) | P<0.05 |
| <1 | 11 (7) | 7 (5) | P<0.05 |
| Use of gait aids (n, %) | |||
| Baseline | |||
| No gait aid at the time of capture | 50 (34) | 52 (35) | P<0.05 |
| Use gait aid at the time of capture | 24 (16) | 22 (15) | P<0.05 |
| 1 month | |||
| No gait aid at the time of capture | 50 (34) | 51 (35) | P<0.05 |
| Use gait aid at the time of capture | 24 (16) | 23 (15) | P<0.05 |
| 3 months | |||
| No gait aid at the time of capture | 42 (28) | 59 (40) | P<0.05 |
| Use gait aid at the time of capture | 32 (22) | 15 (10) | P<0.05 |
| Community support (n, %) | |||
| No community support at capture | |||
| Baseline | 57 (39) | 56 (38) | P>0.05 |
| 1 month | 56 (38) | 56 (38) | P>0.05 |
| 3 months | 53 (36) | 48 (32) | P>0.05 |
| Used community support at capture | |||
| Baseline | 17 (11) | 18 (12) | P>0.05 |
| 1 month | 18 (12) | 17 (11) | P>0.05 |
| 3 months | 21 (14) | 26 (18) | P>0.05 |
| IADL total (mean, 95% CI) | 14.66 (13.98–15.34) | 15.44 (14.9–15.89) | P<0.05 |
| 1 month | 14.01 (13.18–14.84) | 15.56 (15.11–16.01) | P<0.05 |
| 3 months | 12.6 (11.64–13.57) | 14.16 (13.67–14.65) | P<0.05 |
| IADL in binary categories (n, %) | |||
| Low | |||
| Baseline | 22 (15) | 8 (5) | P>0.05 |
| 1 month | 25 (17) | 7 (5) | P>0.05 |
| 3 months | 32 (22) | 25 (17) | P>0.05 |
| High | |||
| Baseline | 52 (35) | 66 (45) | P>0.05 |
| 1 month | 49 (33) | 67 (45) | P>0.05 |
| 3 months | 42 (28) | 49 (33) | P>0.05 |
Note: The significant P-values are shown in bold.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; MCS, mental quality of life component score; MCS1, mental quality of life component score at 1 month; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination.