Table A
Percentage distribution of respondents to 2009 Canadian Community Health Survey—Healthy Aging Cognition Module, by delayed recall score and selected health characteristics, household population aged 45 or older, Canada excluding territories

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Health characteristic Delayed recall t-score
Low
0 to 34
35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 High
65 or more
%
Total 5.6 23.7 39.2 23.4 8.1
Self-perceived health
Fair/Poor 5.8 29.1 40.6 19.2 5.2
Excellent/Very good/Good 5.6 22.8 39.0 24.1 8.5
Self-perceived mental health
Fair/Poor 6.2E 36.2 40.6 12.9 4.2E
Excellent/Very good/Good 5.6 23.0 39.1 24.0 8.3
Activities of daily living
No problems 6.6 31.4 38.1 18.0 5.9E
Mild/Moderate/Severe/Total problems 5.5 23.0 39.3 23.9 8.3
Life satisfaction
Low 8.1 27.8 40.3 18.4 5.4
Not low 5.2 22.9 39.0 24.4 8.6
Depression
0.9 probability or higher 6.9E 25.9 38.4 20.0 8.7E
Less than 0.9 probability 5.5 23.5 39.3 23.7 8.1
Loneliness
High 7.9 26.0 38.5 21.0 6.6
Not high 5.3 23.3 39.4 23.7 8.3
Memory
Able to remember most things 5.4 22.9 39.3 23.8 8.6
Somewhat forgetful/Very forgetful/Unable to remember anything 6.3 26.3 38.8 22.3 6.4
Ability to think clearly and solve problems
Able to think clearly/solve problems 5.3 23.4 39.2 23.8 8.3
Having a little/some/great deal of difficulty/unable 9.9 27.1 39.2 19.1 4.6E
Neurological disorder
Yes 9.8E 32.1 39.0 16.6 F
No 5.5 23.5 39.2 23.6 8.2
Vascular disorder
Yes 4.6 25.0 39.8 23.0 7.6
No 6.4 22.7 38.8 23.7 8.4
Psychiatric disorder
Yes 7.3 26.9 39.4 20.1 6.3
No 5.4 23.3 39.2 23.8 8.3
E interpret with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%)
F too unreliable to be reported (coefficient of variation greater than 33.3%)
Source: 2009 Canadian Community Health Survey—Healthy Aging Cognition Module.