Table 2.
Differences in reported health problems by age group.
| Full sample (n = 4950) |
Age | p value (effect size) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55–64 (n = 1998) |
65–74 (n = 1584) |
75–84 (n = 1035) |
85+ (n = 333) |
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| Back/neck pain | Yes | 3410 (68.9) | 1475 (73.8) | 1080 (68.2) | 652 (63.0) | 203 (61.1) | <0.001 (0.10) |
| Muscular or joint pain in the hand or arm | Yes | 2769 (55.9) | 1082 (54.2) | 884 (55.8) | 612 (59.1) | 191 (57.4) | 0.07 (0.04) |
| Muscular or joint pain in the foot or leg | Yes | 3001 (60.6) | 1041 (52.1) | 1010 (63.8) | 723 (69.9) | 227 (68.2) | <0.001 (0.15) |
| Co-occurring physical health problems | Yes | 3593 (74.6) | 1309 (67.2) | 1178 (77.1) | 837 (82.5) | 270 (82.1) | <0.001 (0.15) |
| Physical health problems | |||||||
| Heart or circulation problem | Yes | 1333 (26.9) | 332 (16.6) | 443 (28.0) | 412 (39.8) | 146 (44.0) | <0.001 (0.22) |
| High blood pressure | Yes | 2011 (40.6) | 612 (30.6) | 714 (45.1) | 531 (51.3) | 154 (46.2) | <0.001 (0.17) |
| Breathing problems | Yes | 786 (15.9) | 286 (14.3) | 222 (14.0) | 198 (19.1) | 80 (24.0) | <0.001 (0.08) |
| Stomach- or digestion-related | Yes | 1053 (21.3) | 424 (21.2) | 358 (22.6) | 227 (21.9) | 44 (13.2) | 0.002 (0.06) |
| Skin condition | Yes | 564 (11.4) | 225 (11.3) | 182 (11.5) | 124 (12.0) | 33 (9.9) | 0.77 (0.02) |
| Severe headache | Yes | 720 (14.5) | 340 (17.0) | 207 (13.1) | 133 (12.90) | 40 (12.0) | 0.001 (0.060) |
| Diabetes | Yes | 718 (14.5) | 184 (9.2) | 279 (17.6) | 204 (19.7) | 52 (15.6) | <0.001 (0.13) |
| Cancer (currently) | Yes | 375 (7.8) | 94 (4.8) | 142 (9.3) | 99 (9.8) | 29 (11.9) | <0.001 (0.10) |
| Depression | Yes | 959 (19.8) | 359 (18.2) | 270 (17.4) | 251 (25.3) | 79 (24.5) | <0.001 (0.08) |
Count (%) presented. Cramer’s V effect size.