Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants at age 85
| Characteristics | N = 501 |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Female / male | 317 (63.3%) / 184 (36.7%) |
| Married / not married | 176 (35.1%) / 325 (64.9%) |
| State pension / state pension and extra income | 71 (14.1%) / 430 (85.9%) |
| Only primary school / further education | 304 (60.7%) / 197 (39.3%) |
| Institutionalised / living independently | 55 (11.0%) / 446 (89.0%) |
| Physical health | |
| None or one disease / more than one disease | 376 (75.0%) / 125 (25.0%) |
| Grip strength in kilograms (median, IQR) | 22 (18–29) |
| Gait speed in seconds (median, IQR) | 4.0 (3.1–5.8) |
| Cognitive function score ≤ 26 / ≥ 27a | 232 (46.3%) / 269 (53.7%) |
| Functional status score ≤ 26 / ≥ 27a | 238 (47.5%) / 263 (52.5%) |
| Residual lifespan ≤ 5 / ≥ 6 yearsa | 256 (51.1%) / 245 (48.9%) |
| Mental health | |
| Depressive symptoms score ≤ 4 / ≥ 5 | 78 (15.6%) / 423 (84.4%) |
| Perceived loneliness score ≤ 2 / ≥ 3 | 128 (25.5%) / 373 (74.5%) |
| Life satisfaction | |
| Life satisfaction score (median, IQR) | 8 (7–9) |
| Life satisfaction score ≤ 5 | 59 (11.8%) |
| Life satisfaction score 6 | 58 (11.6%) |
| Life satisfaction score 7 | 105 (21%) |
| Life satisfaction 8 | 143 (28.5%) |
| Life satisfaction score 9 | 48 (9.6%) |
| Life satisfaction score 10 | 88 (17.6%) |
Data are number of patients (%) or median (IQR) For detailed descriptions of the variables, see Methods
aThe cut-off was based on the median