Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the datasets included in the present study, N = 1910
| Characteristic | EA n = 1150 | SNAC-GÅS n = 371 | HHPD n = 255 | OP n = 134 | Total N = 1910 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data collection year/s | 2002/2003 | 2010/2011 | 2012/2013 | 1994 | 1994–2013 |
| Setting | Urban | Rural/semi-urban/urban | Rural/semi-urban/urban | Rural/semi-urban | Rural/semi-urban/urban |
| Country | Germany (n = 450), Latvia (n = 303), Sweden (n = 397) | Sweden | Sweden | Sweden | Germany, Latvia, Sweden |
| Multi-dwellinga, % | 89.4 | 60.6 | 45.8 | 41.7 | 70.2 |
| Sex, % | |||||
| Men | 20.3 | 42.9 | 60.4 | 42.5 | 31.6 |
| Women | 79.7 | 57.1 | 39.6 | 57.5 | 68.4 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 83.4 (3.9)b | 68.6 (0.9) | 70.1 (9.3) | 79.0 (2.9) | 78.4 (8.0) |
| P (no of functional limitations), median (q1–q3)c | 3 (2–5) | 1 (0–2) | 4 (2–6) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–4) |
| E (no of potential barriers), median (q1–q3)c | 56 (49–63) | 69 (62–76) | 67 (59–74) | 54 (50–59) | 59 (52–68) |
| P × E (no of actual barriers), median (q1–q3)c | 20 (9–31) | 0 (0–12) | 28 (18–36) | 10 (0–20) | 17 (4–29) |
EA, ENABLE-AGE (Iwarsson et al. 2007); SNAC-GÅS, sub-study of the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (Kylén et al. 2014); HHPD, Home and Health in Parkinson’s Disease (Nilsson and Iwarsson 2013); OP, Older Persons from Hässleholm municipality in southern Sweden, living in ordinary housing (Iwarsson and Isacsson 1996)
aTerm used in Sweden to denote housing with multiple apartments
bDifferent age spans in Germany and Sweden (80–89 years) and Latvia (75–84 years)
cq1–q3: inter-quartile range