The effect of informal social support on the health of Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Table 1 AHP weights of QWB scale items based on the CLASS questionnaire

Content	W₁	W₂	W	Questionnaire No.
Mobility Scale (MOB)
Move from bed to bedside chair	0.184	3	0.551	B4-10
Walk around indoors	0.071	3	0.214	B4-11
Go up and down stairs	0.032	3	0.095	B6-1
Has fallen in the past year	0.013	3	0.037	B6-2
Physical Activity Scale (PAC)
Dress up	0.159	3	0.477	B4-2
Take a bath	0.060	3	0.181	B4-4
Eat independently	0.272	3	0.814	B4-5
Go to the toilet	0.106	3	0.319	B4-9
Lift 5 kg items	0.039	3	0.116	B6-7
Do housework	0.010	3	0.030	B6-9
Social Activity Scale (SAC)
Walk outside	0.026	3	0.077	B6-3
Take public transport	0.015	3	0.046	B6-4
Go out shopping	0.006	3	0.017	B6-5
Manage money	0.008	3	0.024	B6-6
Symptom/Problem Complexes (CPX)
Hypertension	0.085	2	0.170	B9-1
Heart disease (such as coronary heart disease, etc.)	0.118	2	0.236	B9-2
Diabetes or elevated blood sugar	0.062	2	0.124	B9-3
Cerebrovascular disease (including stroke)	0.136	2	0.272	B9-4
Urinary system diseases	0.007	2	0.015	B9-13
Glaucoma / cataract	0.005	2	0.010	B9-14
Cancer / malignant tumor (excluding mild skin cancer)	0.221	2	0.441	B9-15

W₁, W₂ and W represent the indicator layer weight, criterion layer weight and total weight based on the AHP method. Due to space limitations, only part of the content of CPX is shown

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