Table 3.
Functional measures and health outcome
| AUT | CZ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statistical values | N | Mean (±SD)a | 95% CI | N | Mean (±SD)a | 95% CI | p-value |
| FAST | 571 | 5.8 ± 1.4 (Range: 1.0–8.0) | 5.7–5.9 | 508 | 4.1 ± 1.9 (Range: 1.0–7.0) | 3.9–4.3 | |
| Fast (1–3) % (n) | 8.2% (47) | 41.1% (209) | <.001b | ||||
| Fast (≥ 4) % (n) | 91.8% (524) | 58.9% (299) | |||||
| Katz-Index (need for assistance %, n) | |||||||
| Bathing | 565 | 78.4% (443) | 75.0–81.8 | 509 | 75.4% (384) | 71.7–79.2 | .28b |
| Dressing | 563 | 69.4% (391) | 65.6–73.3 | 509 | 57.8% (294) | 53.5–62.1 | <.001b |
| Toileting | 562 | 53.7% (302) | 49.6–57.9 | 508 | 53.0% (269) | 48.6–57.3 | .84b |
| Transferring | 564 | 40.4% (228) | 36.4–44.5 | 509 | 45.0% (229) | 40.7–49.3 | .15b |
| Continence | 565 | 69.6% (393) | 65.8–73.4 | 509 | 71.7% (365) | 67.8–75.6 | .48b |
| Feeding | 561 | 21.2% (119) | 17.8–24.6 | 508 | 21.3% (108) | 17.7–24.8 | 1.0b |
| EuroQol (EQ-5D-3L) | |||||||
| Agility/Mobility % (n) | 461 | No problems: 21.7% (100) Mild to severe problems: 78.3% (361) |
Mild to severe problems: 74.5–82.1 | 457 | No problems: 25.6% (117) Mild to severe problems: 74.4% (340) |
Mild to severe problems: 70.4–78.4 | .19b |
| Care for oneself (ADL) % (n) | 458 | No problems: 36.7% (168) Mild to severe problems: 63.3% (290) |
Mild to severe problems: 58.9–67.7 | 456 | No problems: 51.3% (234) Mild to severe problems: 48.7% (222) |
Mild to severe problems: 44.1–53.3 | <.001b |
| Usual activity (IADL) % (n) | 458 | No problems: 55.2% (253) Mild to severe problems: 44.8% (205) |
Mild to severe problems: 40.2–49.3 | 454 | No problems: 62.3% (283) Mild to severe problems: 37.7% (171) |
Mild to severe problems: 33.2–42.1 | .035b |
| Pain % (n) | 458 | No problems: 55.2% (253) Mild to severe problems: 44.8% (205) |
Mild to severe problems: 40.2–49.3 | 453 | No problems: 48.6% (220) Mild to severe problems: 51.4% (233) |
Mild to severe problems: 46.8–56.0 | .051b |
| Anxiety/Depression % (n) | 459 | No problems: 61.0% (280) Mild to severe problems: 39.0% (179) |
Mild to severe problems: 34.5–43.5 | 455 | No problems: 73.0% (332) Mild to severe problems: 27.0% (123) |
Mild to severe problems: 23.0–31.0 | <.001b |
| State of health | 414 | 62.0 ± 20.3 | 60.0–64.0 | 423 | 61.8 ± 21.6 | 59.7–63.7 | .84c |
aData represent mean (M) and standard deviation (SD) if not otherwise stated
bPearson’s Chi-squared test
cWilcoxon rank sum test