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Table 2 Non-respondent analyses and subgroup analyses

From: Individual and environmental factors underlying life space of older people – study protocol and design of a cohort study on life-space mobility in old age (LISPE)

 

Total sample

Substudy

 

Non-participants

Participants

Chi-square

Accelerometer

Diary-only

Not in substudy

Chi-square

 

(n = 811)

(n = 833)

P-value

(n = 170)

(n = 354)

(n = 309)

P-value

Gender (women)

66.1

62.1

.089

63.5

59.3

64.4

0.367

Housing type

  

.511

   

0.008

 Apartment block

56.7

55.9

 

49.4

60.7

54.0

 

 Row house

14.5

16.6

 

19.4

17.8

13.6

 

 Semi-detached/ detached house

28.7

27.5

 

31.1

21.4

32.4

 

Living situation

  

.006

   

0.009

 Alone

49.7

53.9

 

55.3

49.7

57.9

 

 With spouse

44.2

43.1

 

44.1

47.7

37.2

 

 With other person

6.1

3.0

 

0.6

2.5

4.9

 

Self-rated health

  

<.001

   

0.056

 Very good

3.0

5.3

 

7.1

5.9

3.6

 

 Good

25.2

32.5

 

35.2

34.5

28.8

 

 Moderate

49.9

52.3

 

52.9

50.3

54.4

 

 Poor

19.9

9.7

 

4.7

9.3

12.9

 

 Very poor

2.0

0.1

 

0

0

0.3

 

Difficulty in outdoor mobility

  

<.001

   

<0.001

 No difficulties

52.5

60.5

 

67.1

62.7

54.4

 

 Minor difficulties

30.4

28.9

 

30.6

28.2

28.8

 

 Major difficulties

10.6

8.0

 

2.4

7.1

12.3

 

 Unable with / without help

6.4

2.5

 

0.0

2.0

4.5

 

Frequency of outdoor mobility

  

<.001

   

<0.001

 Daily

63.5

75.9

 

84.1

77.1

69.9

 

 4-6 times/week

15.2

13.0

 

13.5

13.0

11.0

 

 1-3 times/week

13.5

8.8

 

1.8

8.5

12.9

 

 < once /week

7.9

2.4

 

0.6

0.3

4.5

 
  1. Sample characteristics represented as proportions (%) and tested group differences.