Self-Reported Ability to Walk, Run, and Lift Objects among Older Canadians

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population.

Variable		Mean (range, SD) or %
Age	1072	66.3 (29–87, 7.1)
Sex
Male	478	44.1
Female	607	55.9
Education
High school or less	311	28.7
Technical/trade school	189	17.4
College/university	396	36.5
Post graduate	189	17.4
Number of chronic conditions
None	261	24.0
One	313	28.7
Two	237	21.8
Three or more	278	25.5
Number of medications taken (past 4 weeks)
None	154	14.2
One	179	16.5
Two	191	17.6
Three or more	561	51.7
Number of doctor visits (past 12 months)
Never	31	2.9
Once	128	11.8
Twice	205	18.9
3-4 times	379	34.9
5–10 times	252	23.2
More than 10 times	90	8.3
Overnight stay in hospital (past 12 months)	112	10.3
SF-36 Physical Component Score		44.3 (10.9–65.6, 10.9)
SF-36 Mental Component Score		53.3 (12.4–71.0, 9.5)

on a random sample.