Is There Successful Aging for Nonagenarians? The Vitality 90+ Study
Table 3
Prevalence of successful aging (%) according to the six models in different socioeconomic categories.
Models of successful aging*
1
2
3
4
5
6
Total prevalence
1.6
6.3
5.7
6.8
6.3
18.3
Age
90–91
1.9
7.9
6.5
7.5
7.5
23.8
92–93
2.5
6.8
7.1
8.6
7.7
21.2
94+
0.5
3.4
3.2
4.2
3.4
7.8
P value
0.104
0.021
0.042
0.048
0.022
<0.001
Gender
Men
4.7
12.4
11.1
13.2
12.4
22.3
Women
1
5
4.5
5.5
5.1
17.5
P value
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
0.095
Marital status
Married
3.3
11.8
11.8
14.5
12.5
24.2
Not married
1.4
5.6
4.9
5.9
5.6
17.6
P value
0.095
0.003
0.001
<0.001
0.001
0.03
Place of living
Community
2.3
8.4
7.6
9.1
8.2
25.9
Institution
0.6
2.9
2.5
3.1
2.5
6.1
P value
0.026
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
Education
Low
1.3
4.7
4.6
6
5.8
14.4
Middle
1.6
7.4
4.9
4.9
5.7
20.5
High
2.1
7.5
7.1
8.2
7.2
22.6
Higher
3
12.5
9.6
11.9
9.6
29.1
P value
0.51
0.005
0.093
0.058
0.377
<0.001
*Models of successful aging. Model 1. Health and functioning criterion 1 + psychological + social. Model 2. Health and functioning criterion 2 + psychological + social. Model 3. Health and functioning criterion 3 + psychological + social. Model 4. Health and functioning criterion 4 + psychological + social. Model 5. Health and functioning criterion 3 + psychological. Model 6. Health and functioning criterion 3 + social.
