Diminished mental- and physical function and lack of social support are associated with shorter survival in community dwelling older persons of Botswana

Table 1 General characteristics: Baseline population compared with "follow-up" population and whole "household" population. % (n).

Sociodemographics	Sub-groups	(1062)	(372)	(249)
		National Household	Medical Baseline	Follow-up
Gender	Male	52	51	52
	Female	48	49	48
Age group (yrs)	60–69	50	45	43
	70–79	27	30	32
	80+	23	25	25
# Mean age (yrs)		72.2	73.2	73.5
Marital status	Married	51	54	48
	Single	49	46	52
SES group	High	*	25	22
	Medium	*	48	50
	Low	*	27	28
Area of residence	Urban	25	25	24
	Rural	75	75	76
Education	Attended school	47	45	47
	No schooling	53	55	53
No. of people in household	1	7	8	8
	2	10	12	12
	3 or more	83	80	80
# Mean no. of people in household		6.4	6.2	6.1

*- data missing for household sample, as it was derived from Medical Baseline questionnaire only.
# Mean scores

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