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

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Health characteristic Animal-naming t-score
Low
0 to 34		 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 High
65 or more
%
Total 7.4 24.9 36.6 23.2 7.8
Self-perceived health
Fair/Poor 9.0 30.0 37.3 18.4 5.3
Excellent/Very good/Good 7.1 24.0 36.5 24.0 8.3
Self-perceived mental health
Fair/Poor 12.7 31.5 34.1 16.4 5.4E
Excellent/Very good/Good 7.1 24.5 36.8 23.6 8.0
Activities of daily living
No problems 7.4 24.3 36.5 23.8 8.0
Mild/Moderate/Severe/Total problems 7.6 31.2 37.5 18.0 5.7
Life satisfaction
Low 12.4 30.3 32.8 18.1 6.3
Not low 6.6 23.9 37.3 24.2 8.1
Depression
0.9 probability or higher 9.2E 22.5 34.6 26.2 7.5
Less than 0.9 probability 7.3 25.0 36.7 23.1 7.8
Loneliness
High 9.6 28.7 34.0 20.6 7.0
Not high 7.1 24.4 37.0 23.6 7.9
Memory
Able to remember most things 6.7 24.4 37.1 23.5 8.3
Somewhat forgetful/Very forgetful/Unable to remember anything 9.7 26.6 35.2 22.4 6.2
Ability to think clearly and solve problems
Able to think clearly/solve problems 6.9 24.5 36.7 23.8 8.1
Having a little/some/great deal of difficulty/unable 13.4 30.3 35.2 16.5 4.6E
Neurological disorder
Yes 12.2 26.9 39.2 16.7 5.1E
No 7.3 24.9 36.5 23.4 7.9
Vascular disorder
Yes 7.0 24.7 38.7 22.9 6.8
No 7.8 25.2 34.9 23.5 8.6
Psychiatric disorder
Yes 8.3 27.3 37.3 21.9 5.2
No 7.3 24.7 36.5 23.4 8.1
E interpret with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%)
Source: 2009 Canadian Community Health Survey—Healthy Aging Cognition Module.