Table 1.
Comparison between characteristics a of participants with valid data on enjoyment and/or importance of sexuality and with missing data on both sexuality items (first three columns) and between characteristics of participants with valid data on both enjoyment and importance of sexuality and with valid data on importance of sexuality only (last three columns): means (standard deviations), unless specified otherwise.
| Data on One (n = 1899) | Missing Data on Both (n = 396) | p-Value of Difference | Data on Both (n = 1042) | Data on Importance Only (n = 857) | p-Value of Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRPD b | 0.08 (1.65) | −0.12 (1.57) | .022 | 0.14 (1.57) | 0.01 (1.74) | .082 |
| Age | 69.2 (8.5) | 73.8 (8.4) | <.001 | 66.3 (7.6) | 72.9 (8.0) | <.001 |
| Sex, % female | 50.1 | 55.1 | .072 | 40.7 | 61.5 | <.001 |
| Education in years | 9.1 (3.3) | 7.9 (3.0) | <.001 | 9.3 (3.2) | 8.7 (3.4) | <.001 |
| Job level (1–5) | 2.7 (1.0) | 2.5 (0.9) | <.001 | 2.8 (0.9) | 2.6 (1.0) | <.001 |
| With partner (%) | 73.3 | 48.6 | <.001 | 92.7 | 49.7 | <.001 |
| In care institution (%) | 2.1 | 4.8 | .005 | 1.0 | 3.5 | <.001 |
| Self-rated health (1–5) | 2.4 (0.9) | 2.4 (1.0) | .489 | 2.3 (0.8) | 2.5 (1.0) | <.001 |
| No of chronic diseases | 1.4 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.2) | .060 | 1.2 (1.1) | 1.6 (1.3) | <.001 |
| No of medications | 1.7 (1.8) | 1.9 (1.9) | .028 | 1.4 (1.6) | 2.1 (1.9) | <.001 |
| Functional limitations (0–24) | 2.2 (4.0) | 3.9 (5.6) | <.001 | 1.2 (2.8) | 3.4 (4.9) | <.001 |
| MiniMental state exam (0–30) | 27.4 (2.4) | 26.4 (3.2) | <.001 | 27.7 (2.1) | 27.0 (2.7) | <.001 |
| Depressive symptoms (0–60) | 7.6 (7.5) | 7.9 (8.3) | .455 | 6.2 (6.6) | 9.3 (8.1) | <.001 |
| Positive affect (0–12) | 8.9 (2.9) | 8.8 (3.0) | .595 | 9.3 (2.6) | 8.3 (3.0) | <.001 |
| Anxiety symptoms (0–21) | 2.6 (3.3) | 2.3 (3.1) | .124 | 2.3 (3.1) | 2.9 (3.6) | <.001 |
| Sense of mastery (5–25) | 17.4 (3.3) | 16.9 (3.2) | .008 | 18.0 (3.2) | 16.8 (3.4) | <.001 |
| Emotional support (0–36) | 22.2 (7.9) | 21.4 (8.2) | .087 | 22.9 (7.5) | 21.3 (8.3) | <.001 |
| Social loneliness (0–5) | 0.9 (1.3) | 0.9 (1.3) | .752 | 0.7 (1.2) | 1.1 (1.4) | <.001 |
| Emotional loneliness (0–6) | 1.1 (1.6) | 1.2 (1.7) | .049 | 0.7 (1.2) | 1.6 (1.9) | <.001 |
| Waist circumference | 97.3 (11.0) | 99.4 (11.5) | .003 | 97.0 (10.8) | 97.8 (11.2) | .133 |
| Alcohol consumption
c
-% no -% mild -% moderate/extreme |
19.5 76.7 3.8 |
27.9 69.9 2.2 |
.001 | 15.5 79.8 4.8 |
24.5 72.8 2.7 |
<.001 |
| Current smoker (%) | 25.5 | 20.2 | .032 | 26.0 | 24.8 | .585 |
| Attitude towards ageing (0–8) | 4.3 (2.4) | 4.0 (2.4) | .072 | 4.2 (2.4) | 4.4 (2.4) | .053 |
| Religiousness -% protestant -% Roman Catholic |
29.7 30.2 |
44.2 30.8 |
<.001 .803 |
28.0 31.8 |
31.7 28.2 |
.078 .096 |
| Past enjoyment of sexuality (1–5) | 4.0 (0.7) | 4.0 (0.8) | .833 | 4.1 (0.7) | 3.9 (0.8) | <.001 |
| Current importance of sexuality (1–5) | — | — | — | 3.3 (0.9) | 1.9 (1.0) | <.001 |
afor continuous variables, the range is given in brackets.
bLogit of the Realised Probability of Dying, values >0 indicate longer survival than the median population.
cmild: <21 days/month or <4 glasses/day; moderate to extreme: ≥ 21 days/month and ≥4 glasses/day.