Table 2.
ICECAP-A (age: < 65) and ICECAP-O (age: 65 and over) scores by health status
| Variables | Age-group 18–64 years | Age-group 65 years and over | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | ICECAP-A score Mean (SD) |
N | % | ICECAP-O Mean (SD) |
|
| Self-reported health | p = 0.0000 | p = 0.0000 | ||||
| Poor | 24 | 1.5 | 0.63 (0.2) | 44 | 9.7 | 0.65 (0.2) |
| Fair | 155 | 9.9 | 0.74 (0.18) | 207 | 45.7 | 0.8 (0.14) |
| Good | 585 | 37.3 | 0.89 (0.11) | 166 | 36.6 | 0.88 (0.11) |
| Very good | 461 | 29.4 | 0.93 (0.08) | 28 | 6.2 | 0.94 (0.07) |
| Excellent | 343 | 21.9 | 0.95 (0.09) | 8 | 1.8 | 0.97 (0.04) |
| Long standing illness | p = 0.0000 | p = 0.0000 | ||||
| No | 1235 | 78.9 | 0.92 (0.1) | 145 | 32.3 | 0.9 (0.09) |
| Yes | 330 | 21.1 | 0.8 (0.17) | 304 | 67.7 | 0.8 (0.16) |
| Global activity limitation indicator (GALI) | p = 0.0000 | p = 0.0000 | ||||
| Severly limited | 21 | 1.3 | 0.63 (0.21) | 44 | 9.7 | 0.64 (0.22) |
| Limited, but not severly | 153 | 9.8 | 0.74 (0.18) | 176 | 38.9 | 0.79 (0.14) |
| Not limited | 1393 | 88.9 | 0.92 (0.10) | 232 | 51.3 | 0.89 (0.09) |
| Informal caregiver | p = 0.6068 | p = 0.8409 | ||||
| Yes | 66 | 4.2 | 0.90 (0.13) | 15 | 3.3 | 0.82 (0.14) |
| No | 1502 | 95.8 | 0.89 (0.12) | 438 | 96.7 | 0.83 (0.15) |
| Informal care recipient | p = 0.0000 | p = 0.0000 | ||||
| No | 1496 | 95.9 | 0.9 (0.12) | 343 | 76.2 | 0.86 (0.13) |
| No, but would need | 7 | 0.4 | 0.69 (0.23) | 6 | 1.3 | 0.69 (0.22) |
| Yes | 57 | 3.7 | 0.76 (0.17) | 101 | 22.4 | 0.74 (0.17) |
ANOVA tests were applied