Table 3.
Sample characteristics in T(0) and the ADL trends comparison within subgroups of T(0) economic conditions or T(0) control variables.
| Item | Total | ADL trends (n/%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n/%) | Improving ADL | Stabilizing ADL | Weakening ADL | χ2 | P | ||
| Control variables | T(0) gender | 19.471 | 0.000 | ||||
| Male | 4,747 (42.3) | 1,189 (25.0) | 2,797 (58.9) | 761 (16.0) | |||
| Female | 6,475 (57.7) | 1,665 (25.7) | 3,585 (55.4) | 1,225 (18.9) | |||
| T(0) age | 460.006 | 0.000 | |||||
| 45–60 | 5,889 (52.5) | 1,098 (18.6) | 3,899 (66.2) | 892 (15.1) | |||
| >60 | 5,333 (47.5) | 1,756 (32.9) | 2,483 (46.6) | 1,094 (20.5) | |||
| T(0) education | 356.602 | 0.000 | |||||
| No formal education | 3,760 (33.5) | 1,217 (32.4) | 1,771 (47.1) | 772 (20.5) | |||
| Elementary school and below | 4,554 (40.6) | 1,139 (25.0) | 2,583 (56.7) | 832 (18.3) | |||
| Middle school | 1,899 (16.9) | 350 (18.4) | 1,294 (68.1) | 255 (13.4) | |||
| High school and above | 1,009 (9.0) | 148 (14.7) | 734 (72.7) | 127 (12.6) | |||
| T(0) marital status | 9.694 | 0.008 | |||||
| Married | 11,114 (99.0) | 2,813 (25.3) | 6,334 (57.0) | 1,967 (17.7) | |||
| Unmarried | 108 (1.0) | 4 1(38.0) | 48 (44.4) | 19 (17.6) | |||
| T(0) residence | 86.489 | 0.000 | |||||
| Urban community | 4,155 (37.0) | 901 (21.7) | 2,597 (62.5) | 657 (15.8) | |||
| Rural village | 7,067 (63.0) | 1,953 (27.6) | 3,785 (53.6) | 1,329 (18.8) | |||
| Independent variables | T(0) poverty | 2.260 | 0.323 | ||||
| No | 4,943 (44.0) | 1,261 (25.5) | 2,837 (57.4) | 845 (17.1) | |||
| Yes | 6,279 (56.0) | 1,593 (25.4) | 3,545 (56.5) | 1,141 (18.2) | |||
| T(0) ADL | 11222.000 | 0.000 | |||||
| No disability | 8,368 (74.6) | 0 (0.0) | 6,382 (100.0) | 1,986 (100.0) | |||
| Partial disability | 2,779 (24.8) | 2,779 (97.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| Full disability | 75 (0.7) | 75 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| T(n) ADL | 8079.936 | 0.000 | |||||
| No disability | 7,582 (67.6) | 1,200 (42.1) | 6,382 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| Partial disability | 3,503 (31.2) | 1,571 (55.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1,932 (97.3) | |||
| Full disability | 137 (1.2) | 83 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 54 (2.7) | |||