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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the analytic sample

From: Frailty trajectories and associated factors in the years prior to death: evidence from 14 countries in the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe

 

Sample (N)

      
 

Time Point 1

Time Point 2

Time Point 3

Time Point 4

Time Point 5

Age at Baseline (SD)

FI at Baseline (SD)

Years of Education (SD)

Male %

Dementia %

Years to Death at baseline (SD)

Northern Europe

  Sweden

716

412

177

90

29

76.1 (9.99)

0.22 (0.17)

9.14 (3.17)

47.10

10.10

5.56 (3.57)

  Denmark

606

373

201

106

28

73.87 (10.29)

0.21 (0.15)

11.32 (3.69)

50.70

6.30

5.50 (3.59)

Western Europe

  Austria

544

331

147

46

20

73.51 (10.00)

0.24 (0.17)

8.72 (4.19)

52.30

12.70

5.54 (3.32)

  Belgium

655

461

257

129

61

74.58 (10.79)

0.26 (0.17)

9.77 (4.24)

49.70

10.50

5.13 (3.37)

  France

563

350

190

81

28

75.05 (10.88)

0.26 (0.16)

7.52 (4.64)

47.80

9.20

5.08 (3.44)

  Germany

328

154

52

31

13

72.1 (10.80)

0.26 (0.18)

12.1 (3.55)

42.10

7.90

3.51 (3.19)

  Switzerland

275

180

94

27

10

75.39 (10.27)

0.17 (0.13)

8.48 (4.65)

41.10

8.40

4.75 (3.06)

Eastern Europe

  Czech Republic

811

455

178

37

-

73.07 (10.04)

0.27 (0.17)

11.23 (3.04)

48.20

8.60

3.86 (2.56)

  Poland

429

222

68

-

-

71.33 (9.90)

0.31 (0.18)

7.84 (3.08)

47.00

9.30

5.46 (2.69)

Southern Europe

  Greece

641

424

109

-

-

76.47 (8.54)

0.23 (0.16)

6.41 (4.10)

53.80

5.00

7.49 (3.59)

  Italy

715

464

257

139

41

73.30 (9.34)

0.27 (0.18)

6.14 (4.00)

46.70

9.80

5.87 (3.64)

  Slovenia

341

175

66

-

-

76.13 (10.18)

0.28 (0.17)

9.34 (3.51)

45.60

12.90

2.67 (1.90)

  Spain

1191

741

357

172

47

76.71 (10.33)

0.31 (0.20)

6.08 (4.57)

47.00

18.40

4.96 (3.53)

  Israel

502

293

133

45

-

74.60 (9.87)

0.32 (0.20)

9.68 (4.84)

42.40

12.70

5.66 (3.22)

  1. SD Standard deviation
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