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Table 1 Baseline characteristics (%)1 of intervention and control communities

From: Evaluation design for a complex intervention program targeting loneliness in non-institutionalized elderly Dutch people

  

Intervention (n = 905)

Control (n = 897)

Gender

Men

44

43

Age

65-75

52

50

 

75>

49

50

Marital status

Married

67

65

 

Unmarried

3

4

 

Divorced

3

4

 

Widowed

27

28

Education level

Non/primary

24

22

 

Lower

47

44

 

Intermediate

13

17

 

High

16

18

Managing on income

Difficulties

12

9

Country of birth

Netherlands

97

97

Household composition

1-person

30

34

Living situation

Fully independent

93

92

 

With services

7

9

Loneliness

Not lonely

50

52

 

Mildly lonely

41

41

 

Severely lonely

7

5

 

Very severely lonely

3

2

Self-perceived health

Good to excellent

73

76

 

Moderate to bad

28

25

Functional status 2

Not disabled

62

63

 

Disabled in IADL

18

16

 

Disabled in MADL/IADL

14

15

 

Disabled in all domains

7

7

Mental health

Good

83

88

 

Mild problems

13

9

 

Moderate problems

4

2

 

Severe problems

1

1

  1. 1 Due to rounding off percentages may exceed 100%
  2. 2 Domains of functional status: basic activities of daily life (BADL), mobility activities of daily life (MADL), instrumental activities of daily life (IADL)