Table 1

Descriptive statistics for participants at baseline (Wave 1) and follow-up (Wave 2)

CharacteristicBaseline (n=921)Follow-up (n=808)
Age (year, mean (SD))56.11 (4.13)58.01 (4.06)
Female sex (n (%))560 (60.8)486 (60.2)
Number of regular medicines (median (IQR))3 (0–5)4 (1–6)
Number of reported conditions (n (%))
 0183 (19.9)99 (12.3)
 1260 (28.2)190 (23.5)
 2240 (26.1)198 (24.5)
 3+238 (25.8)321 (39.7)
Level of education attainment (n (%))
 Primary320 (34.7)265 (32.8)
 Secondary443 (48.1)399 (49.4)
 Tertiary158 (17.2)144 (17.8)
Depressive symptoms* (n (%))
 None517 (57.1)492 (61.7)
 Subclinical200 (22.1)157 (19.7)
 Clinical189 (20.9)148 (18.6)
  • *Missing for 15 participants (1.6%) at baseline, and 11 (1.4%) at follow-up.