Factor | All elderly | p | Female | p | Male | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||
Educational status | ||||||
 Primary and lower secondary education | 21.3 ± 4.6 | < 0.001 | 21.2 ± 4.6 | < 0.001 | 21.6 ± 4.6 | < 0.001 |
 Upper secondary, Advanced level and higher education | 25.4 ± 4.3 | 25.4 ± 4.6 | 25.3 ± 3.9 | |||
Visits by family members | ||||||
 Visited | 24.0 ± 4.5 | < 0.001 | 23.9 ± 4.6 | < 0.001 | 24.4 ± 4.3 | < 0.001 |
 Did not visit | 21.4 ± 5.1 |  | 21.3 ± 5.2 |  | 21.6 ± 4.8 | |
Reason to arrive to the facility | ||||||
 By their own free will | 23.9 ± 4.8 | 0.002 | 24.1 ± 4.8 | 0.001 | 23.6 ± 4.9 | 0.45 |
 Compelled to come | 22.4 ± 4.9 | 22.1 ± 5.0 | 22.9 ± 4.6 | |||
Engagement in solitary leisure activities | ||||||
 Engage | 23.5 ± 4.8 | < 0.001 | 23.5 ± 4.8 | < 0.001 | 23.6 ± 4.7 | 0.001 |
 Do not engage | 18.8 ± 3.9 | 18.2 ± 4.1 | 19.9 ± 3.4 | |||
Social activity participation | ||||||
 Engage | 23.6 ± 4.7 | < 0.001 | 23.6 ± 4.8 | < 0.001 | 23.8 ± 4.5 | < 0.001 |
 Do not engage | 19.5 ± 4.4 | 19.4 ± 4.5 | 19.6 ± 4.3 | |||
Marital status | ||||||
 Married | 24.8 ± 4.6 | < 0.001 | 24.7 ± 4.6 | < 0.001 | 24.8 ± 4.6 | 0.005 |
 Unmarried | 22.1 ± 4.9 | 22.1 ± 5.1 | 21.9 ± 4.5 | |||
 Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 22.1 ± 4.7 | 21.8 ± 4.8 | 22.9 ± 4.4 | |||
Physical activity level | ||||||
 Inactive | 17.0 ± 2.5 | < 0.001 | 17.1 ± 2.6 | < 0.001 | 16.8 ± 2.3 | < 0.001 |
 Minimally active | 23.6 ± 4.2 | 23.3 ± 4.4 | 24.1 ± 3.9 | |||
 Health enhancing physical activity | 27.5 ± 2.3 | 27.8 ± 1.8 | 26.7 ± 3.1 |