(A) Disability in self care and mobility abilities per age group in men and women in north and south of Europe
| Prevalence of disability | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | Men | Women | |||||||||||
| Self care | Mobility | Self care | Mobility | ||||||||||
| 1988–1991 | 1993–1995 | 1998–2000 | 1988–1991 | 1993–1995 | 1998–2000 | 1988–1991 | 1993–1995 | 1998–2000 | 1988–1991 | 1993–1995 | 1998–2000 | ||
| Figures are % (N). Significance of trend, tested with χ2 test for linear trend: *p<0.05; **p<0.001. | |||||||||||||
| ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | NS | NS | * | NS | NS | NS | ||
| North | 70–74 | 12.7(102) | – | – | 32.4(261) | – | – | 14.7 (57) | – | – | 61.0(236) | – | – |
| 75–79 | 22.4 (89) | 15.2(78) | – | 40.3(159) | 44.2(227) | – | 27.4 (17) | 21.2 (47) | – | 61.8 (47) | 68.9(153) | – | |
| 80–84 | 29.9 (50) | 22.4(47) | 25.5(66) | 52.7 (88) | 50.0(105) | 52.5(136) | – | 32.4 (11) | 40.9 (45) | – | 82.4 (28) | 83.6 (92) | |
| 85–89 | 38.3 (23) | 33.7(30) | 30.9(38) | 55.0 (33) | 70.8 (84) | 67.7(184) | – | – | 51.1 (23) | – | – | 75.6 (34) | |
| 90+ | 0.0 (0) | 60.0 (9) | 67.7(21) | 100.0 (2) | 60.0 (9) | 83.9 (26) | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| ** | ** | * | ** | ** | ** | * | * | NS | NS | NS | * | ||
| South | 70–74 | 11.6 (66) | – | – | 31.7(181) | – | – | 14.3 (73) | – | – | 52.5(265) | – | – |
| 75–79 | 20.4 (52) | 13.6(50) | – | 38.8 (99) | 30.7(113) | – | 23.8 (19) | 19.4 (59) | – | 62.5 (50) | 57.2(174) | – | |
| 80–84 | 30.9 (29) | 24.4(39) | 21.7(51) | 45.7 (43) | 43.8 (70) | 40.4 (95) | – | 36.0 (18) | 22.9 (41) | – | 70.0 (35) | 68.5(122) | |
| 85–89 | 42.9 (9) | 43.2(16) | 36.7(44) | 71.4 (15) | 56.8 (21) | 55.0 (66) | – | – | 36.1 (22) | – | – | 77.0 (47) | |
| 90+ | 0.0 (0) | 75.0 (3) | 45.0 (9) | 100.0 (1) | 100.0 (4) | 80.0 (16) | – | – | – | – | – | – | |