Table 1.
Baseline characteristics (N = 363)
| Variablesa | Entire cohortb
N = 363 |
With only baseline OPQOL n = 106 |
With baseline and ≥1 other OPQOL n = 233 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 73.1 ± 6.2 | 74.2 + 6.6 | 72.6 + 6.0 |
| Female | 225 (62.0 %) | 65 (61.3 %) | 146 (62.7 %) |
| White ethnicity | 325 (89.5 %) | 91 (85.8 %) | 231 (91.4 %) |
| Body mass index | 26.8 ± 5.0 | 27.6 + 5.3 | 26.42 + 4.9 |
| Education | |||
| University/college | 177 (48.8 %) | 49 (46.2 %) | 112 (52.4 %) |
| Primary/secondary | 183 (50.4 %) | 56 (52.8 %) | 110 (47.2 %) |
| Income | |||
| £20,001+ | 134 (36.9 %) | 38 (35.8 %) | 94 (44.3 %) |
| up to £20,000 | 185 (51.0 %) | 51 (48.1 %) | 118 (50.6 %) |
| Site | |||
| London | 160 (44.1 %) | 56 (52.8 %) | 95 (40.8 %) |
| Nottingham | 203 (55.9 %) | 50 (47.2 %) | 138 (59.2 %) |
| Number of comorbidities | 2.1 ± 1.6 | 2.3 + 1.5 | 2.1 + 1.6 |
| Number of medications | 4.0 ± 3.2 | 4.7 + 3.6 | 3.7 + 3.0 |
| OPQOL | 130.82 ± 13.53 | 127.2 + 14.0 | 132.5 + 13.0 |
| Frailty Index | 0.17 ± 0.12 | 0.21 + 0.14 | 0.16 + 0.12 |
Some percentages do not sum up to 100 % due to missing value. Twenty-four participants did not have baseline OPQOL
OPQOL: Older People’s Quality of Life Questionnaire
aMean ± standard deviation or n (%)
bEntire cohort: participants who had at least one OPQOL score at any time point