Table 3 The profile of SN changes among community-dwelling ethnically diverse older adults living in Birmingham, UK (N = 81)
Variable | Total at follow-up (N = 81) | Remained integrated (N = 27) | Changed to integrated (N = 9) | Remained non-integrated (N = 30) | Changed to non-integrated (N = 15) | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age Mean (SD) | 70.9 (8.1) | 71.3 (7.7) | 72.4 (9.1) | 69.8 (8.8) | 71.3 (7.5) | 0.808 | |
Sex N (%) | Male | 50 (61.7) | 16 (59.3) | 6 (66.7) | 19 (63.3) | 9 (60.0) | 0.975 |
Female | 31 (38.3) | 11 (40.7) | 3 (33.3) | 11 (36.7) | 6 (40.0) | ||
Marital status | Married | 55 (67.9) | 23 (85.2) | 5 (55.6) | 18 (60.0) | 9 (60.0) | 0.137 |
Not married | 26 (32.1) | 4 (14.8) | 4 (44.4) | 12 (40.0) | 6 (40.0) | ||
Ethnicity N (%) | Pakistani | 6 (22.2) | 2 (22.2) | 2 (6.7) | 5 (33.3) | 6 (22.2) | 0.483 |
Indian | 2 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (7.4) | ||
Bangladeshi | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Caribbean | 14 (51.9) | 5 (55.6) | 14 (46.7) | 5 (33.3) | 14 (51.9) | ||
African | 3 (11.1) | 1 (11.1) | 8 (26.7) | 3 (20.0) | 3 (11.1) | ||
Others | 2 (7.4) | 1 (11.1) | 1 (3.30) | 2 (13.3) | 2 (7.4) | ||
IMD Quartiles N (%) | 1 (Most deprived) | 10 (37.0) | 4 (44.4) | 10 (33.3) | 5 (33.3) | 10 (37.0) | 0.924 |
2 | 4 (14.8) | 2.0 (22.2) | 9 (30.0) | 4 (26.7) | 4 (14.8) | ||
3 | 4 (14.8) | 1 (11.1) | 5 (16.7) | 1 (6.70) | 4 (14.8) | ||
4 (least deprived) | 9 (33.3) | 2 (22.2) | 6 (20.0) | 5 (33.3) | 9 (33.3) | ||
Self-rated health N (%) | Excellent | 10 (12.3) | 4 (14.8) | 2 (22.2) | 3 (10.0) | 1 (6.7) | 0.05 |
Good | 42 (51.9) | 21 (77.8) | 4 (44.8) | 11 (36.7) | 6 (40.0) | ||
Fair | 18 (22.2) | 2 (7.4) | 2 (22.2) | 8 (26.7) | 6 (40.0) | ||
Poor | 11 (13.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (11.1) | 8 (26.7) | 2 (13.3) | ||
Number of diseases Mean (SD) | 2.0 (1.4) | 1.7 (1.2) | 1.6 (0.7) | 2.3 (1.7) | 2.1 (1.0) | 0.303 | |
MNA-SF Mean (SD) | T1 | 12.6 (1.6) | 12.7 (1.4) | 13.0 (0.7) | 12.5 (2.0) | 12.1 (1.0) | 0.572 |
T2 | 12.0 (1.8) | 12.6 (1.6) | 13.1 (0.9) | 11.7 (1.9) | 11.1 (1.9) | 0.018 | |
SPPB Mean (SD) | T1 | 9.5 (3.2) | 10.2 (2.1) | 10.4 (2.6) | 8.2 (4.1) | 10.2 (2.2) | 0.039 |
T2 | 8.6 (3.3) | 9.7 (2.6) | 9.8 (2.3) | 7.1 (4.2) | 9.0 (2.2) | 0.018 | |
HGS Mean (SD) | T1 | 27.9 (9.6) | 27.7 (8.6) | 32.3 (9.1) | 26.1 (11.3) | 28.8 (7.3) | 0.386 |
T2 | 27.2 (8.6) | 28.5 (8.4) | 29.9 (8.9) | 24.4 (9.2) | 28.8 (6.9) | 0.171 | |
WC Mean (SD) | T1 | 100.2 (10.5) | 99.5 (10.1) | 98.6 (11.5) | 100.2 (12.0) | 102.3 (7.9) | 0.822 |
T2 | 100.9 (10.7) | 99 (7.7) | 98.1 (12.3) | 101.7 (13.6) | 104.4 (6.6) | 0.382 | |
Length of stay in the UK | 43.3 (16.3) | 51.2 (10.4) | 43.8 (17.9) | 34.5 (17.6) | 46.1 (14.4) | 0.001 | |
mean (SD) years | |||||||