Table 4.
Comparison of activities of daily living (ADL) functions by family characteristics in older people with type 2 diabetes in Fuzhou.
| Variable | n | ADL | H | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (n = 1,766) | Somewhat impaired (n = 165) | Severely impaired (n = 85) | ||||
| Living with* | 28.2 | < 0.001 | ||||
| Spouse | 841 | 759 (90.3) | 60 (7.1) | 22 (2.6) | ||
| Children | 298 | 244 (81.9) | 29 (9.7) | 25 (8.4) | ||
| Spouse and children | 746 | 646 (86.6) | 66 (8.8) | 34 (4.6) | ||
| Alone | 122 | 112 (91.8) | 9 (7.4) | 1 (0.8) | ||
| Family support* | 19.33 | < 0.001 | ||||
| Aged care home | 9 | 5 (55.6) | 1 (11.1) | 3 (33.3) | ||
| Very | 1,208 | 1,088 (90.1) | 91 (7.5) | 29 (2.4) | ||
| General | 729 | 609 (83.5) | 70 (9.6) | 50 (6.9) | ||
| Lack | 79 | 69 (87.3) | 4 (5.1) | 6 (7.6) | ||
| Family income* | 31.51 | < 0.001 | ||||
| High | 1,259 | 1,133 (90.0) | 93 (7.4) | 33 (2.6) | ||
| Average | 519 | 419 (80.7) | 60 (11.6) | 40 (7.7) | ||
| Low | 238 | 214 (90.0) | 12 (5.0) | 12 (5.0) | ||
*Refers to Kruskal-Wallis H test; otherwise, it is Mann-Whitney U test; H/Z is the statistical parameter of Kruskal-Wallis H test and Mann-Whitney U test, respectively; The severity of ADL was classified into three levels: normal (14 scores), somewhat impaired (15–21 scores), and severely impaired (≥22 scores).