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Table 2 Sample characteristics by health-related factors, HART 2015

From: Self-rated physical and mental health among older adults 80 years and older: cross-sectional results from a National community sample in Thailand

Variable

Sample

Self-rated physical health

Self-rated mental health

 

N (%)

N (%)

p-value

N (%)

p-value

Daily Activity Limitation

No

Yes

831 (90.9)

83 (9.1)

461 (56.6)

20 (24.1)

< 0.001

515 (63.4)

24 (28.9)

< 0.001

Moderate/severe pain

No

Yes

561 (60.5)

366 (39.5)

324 (58.9)

160 (44.7)

< 0.001

346 (63.0)

197 (55.2)

0.019

Physical chronic condition

0

1

2 or more

390 (42.1)

338 (36.5)

199 (21.5)

231 (60.9)

172 (51.5)

81 (41.5)

< 0.001

233 (61.5)

205 (61.4)

105 (54.4)

0.210

Visual impairment

No

Yes

571 (61.6)

356 (38.4)

350 (62.9)

134 (38.1)

< 0.001

358 (64.5)

185 (52.7)

< 0.001

Hearing impairment

No

Yes

689 (74.3)

238 (25.7)

393 (58.5)

91 (38.6)

< 0.001

435 (64.7)

108 (46.2)

< 0.001

Cognitive functioning

High

Low

705 (78.5)

193 (21.5)

412 (59.4)

64 (34.0)

< 0.001

461 (66.6)

69 (36.9)

< 0.001

Probable depression

No

Yes

789 (85.1)

138 (14.9)

434 (56.7)

50 (35.2)

< 0.001

484 (63.4)

59 (41.3)

< 0.001

Falls

No

Yes

837 (90.3)

90 (9.7)

444 (54.2)

40 (44.9)

0.098

488 (59.7)

55 (62.5)

0.605

Smoking tobacco

Never

Past

Current

800 (86.3)

89 (9.6)

38 (4.1)

416 (53.3)

49 (55.1)

19 (50.0)

0.871

480 (61.5)

45 (51.1)

18 (47.4)

0.046

Alcohol use

Never

Past

Current

836 (90.2)

68 (7.3)

23 (2.5)

437 (53.5)

31 (45.6)

16 (69.6)

0.130

498 (61.0)

30 (44.8)

15 (65.2)

0.029

Physical activity

None

1-149 min/week

≥ 150 min/week

609 (65.7)

212 (22.9)

106 (11.4)

286 (47.8)

120 (58.8)

78 (73.6)

< 0.001

324 (54.6)

140 (67.6)

79 (74.5)

< 0.001