Everyday Health among Older People: A Comparison between Two Countries with Variant Life Conditions

Table 1

Description of the participants from the PHA and the SNAC-B studies.

Variables	PHA	%	SNAC-B	%	value
Age mean (SD)	69.6 (7.1)		76.7 (10.2)		<0.001
Women ()	345	55	795	58	n.s.
Worried about money ()	447	72	77	6	<0.001
Have not cash ()	383	61	232	19	<0.001
Problems bending ()	234	37	128	10	<0.001
Sometimes have pain ()	246	39	800	66
Often or always have pain ()	252	40	69	6	<0.001
Feel tired ()	196	31	158	13	<0.001
Problems sleeping ()	175	28	376	30	n.s.
Life situation mean (SD)	2.9 (0.5)		3.2 (0.5)		<0.001
Health compared to others mean (SD)	1.8 (0.6)		2.4 (0.6)		<0.001
Everyday health mean (SD)	4.7 (0.9)		5.6 (0.8)		<0.001

Note. Differences between the two samples were tested for significance with t-tests (for means) or Chi square tests (for percentages). PHA = Poverty and Health in Aging in Bangladesh. SNAC-B = Swedish National Study on Aging and Care-Blekinge.