Table 1.
Characteristics of n = 44 CC75C study participants at Year 21 follow-up (2006–07)
| All (n = 44) | Moved from own home before death (n = 32) | Not moved from own home before death (n = 12) | Significance(p value)a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 0.733 | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 97.4 (1.5) | 97.4 (1.4) | 97.6 (1.8) | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 97.1 (96.2–98.4) | 97.2 (96.0–98.4) | 96.9 (96.3–98.8) | ||||
| Range | 95.4–101.4 | 95.5–100.4 | 95.4–101.4 | ||||
| Age when 1st moved | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | – | 96.3 (2.9) | – | ||||
| Median (IQR) | – | 97.1 (94.2–98.3) | – | ||||
| Range | – | 89.8–101.2 | – | ||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Sex | 0.116 | ||||||
| Male | 5 | (11) | 2 | (6) | 3 | (25) | |
| Female | 39 | (89) | 30 | (94) | 9 | (75) | |
| Accommodation | <0.001 | ||||||
| Private house/flat | 21 | (48) | 9 | (28) | 12 | (100) | |
| Sheltered housing | 5 | (10) | 5 | (16) | 0 | ||
| Care home | 17 | (40) | 17 | (53) | 0 | ||
| Long stay hospital | 1 | (2) | 1 | (3) | 0 | ||
| Marital status | 1.000 | ||||||
| Married | 3 | (7) | 2 | (6) | 1 | (8) | |
| Widowed | 38 | (86) | 27 | (84) | 11 | (92) | |
| Separated/Divorced | 1 | (2) | 1 | (3) | 0 | ||
| Single | 2 | (5) | 2 | (6) | 0 | ||
| Education (school leaving age) | 0.507 | ||||||
| <15 years of age | 25 | (57) | 17 | (53) | 8 | (67) | |
| ≥15 years of age | 19 | (43) | 15 | (47) | 4 | (33) | |
| Social classb (occupation) | 0.735 | ||||||
| Non-manual | 25 | (57) | 19 | (59) | 6 | (50) | |
| Manual | 19 | (43) | 13 | (41) | 6 | (50) | |
| Cognitive functionc | 0.492 | ||||||
| Normal cognition | 11 | (25) | 8 | (25) | 3 | (25) | |
| Mildly impaired | 8 | (18) | 4 | (12.5) | 4 | (33) | |
| Moderately impaired | 10 | (23) | 8 | (25) | 2 | (25) | |
| Severely impaired | 15 | (34) | 12 | (37.5) | 3 | (17) | |
| Disability in ADLsd | 1.000 | ||||||
| No disability | 6 | (14) | 5 | (16) | 1 | (8) | |
| IADL disability only | 6 | (14) | 4 | (13) | 2 | (17) | |
| IADL + BADL disability | 32 | (73) | 23 | (72) | 9 | (75) |
Column percentages may not total 100% due to rounding each percentage.
aSignificance tests: Fisher’s Exact test for differences in proportions of categorical variables and independent-sampe t-test for the categorical variable age.
bSocial class categorized following contemporary UK Office of National Statistics grading of occupation reported at baseline interview: Non-manual = I, II or IIIa, Manual = IIIb, IV or V.
cMini-Mental State Examination complete scores, plus score category imputation and dementia status if incomplete, categorized 0–17 severe cognitive impairment, 18–21 moderate cognitive impairment, 22–25 mild cognitive impairment and 26–30 normal cognition.
dIADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; BADL, Basic (personal) Activities of Daily Living.