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. 2019 Jul 26;17:131. doi: 10.1186/s12955-019-1191-0

Table 2.

HRQoL of young-old and old-old elderly according to general characteristics II

Usual activities Pain/discomfort Anxiety/depression
total young-old old-old CMH
x2(p)
Breslow-Day
x2(p)
total young-old old-old CMH
x2(p)
Breslow-Day
x2(p)
total young-old old-old CMH
x2(p)
Breslow-Day
x2(p)
Total 21.7 15.9 30.7 31.330 (< 0.001) 35.2 32.2 39.8 6.695 (0.010) 15.4 14.5 16.8 1.346 (0.246)
Gender Male 14.6 10.1 23.1 27.266 (< 0.001) 0.894 (0.345) 22.7 17.9 32.0 71.076 (< 0.001) 10.806 (0.001) 12.0 9.2 17.3 9.468 (0.002) 8.579 (0.003)
Female 27.3 21.1 35.2 44.9 45.2 44.5 18.1 19.4 16.5
Household income Low 24.9 19.1 32.9 18.355 (< 0.001) 2.091 (0.148) 38.2 36.3 40.7 11.150 (0.001) 3.676 (0.055) 18.0 17.7 18.5 20.885 (< 0.001) 0.544 (0.461)
High 12.9 8.1 23.3 27.7 23.0 37.9 7.8 6.9 9.8
Education level Middle school or less 24.6 18.0 33.8 16.065 (< 0.001) 0.005 (0.946) 39.3 37.2 42.3 27.487 (< 0.001) 2.513 (0.113) 16.8 15.9 17.9 6.008 (0.014) 0.030 (0.863)
High school or more 13.7 10.0 20.9 23.7 19.5 31.9 11.3 11.0 11.8
Marital status Married 17.3 13.0 27.3 15.366 (< 0.001) 3.213 (0.073) 31.1 27.7 39.0 14.982 (< 0.001) 10.140 (0.002) 13.1 10.7 18.6 10.405 (0.001) 21.639 (< 0.001)
Single 30.2 25.0 34.0 43.2 46.8 40.7 20.0 27.1 14.9
Activity limits Yes 51.7 46.6 56.8 167.526 (< 0.001) 3.352 (0.067) 67.0 66.0 68.0 147.895 (< 0.001) 0.269 (0.604) 33.1 36.3 29.8 81.146 (< 0.001) 2.657 (0.103)
No 14.3 9.8 21.9 27.4 25.6 30.5 11.1 10.3 12.5
Bed-Ridden Yes 46.6 39.0 58.2 56.730 (< 0.001) 0.134 (0.715) 69.8 72.8 65.2 79.214 (< 0.001) 3.892 (0.049) 40.3 45.5 32.3 71.396 (< 0.001) 5.218 (0.022)
No 19.0 13.3 27.8 31.5 27.8 37.1 12.7 11.1 15.2