Table C
Percentage distribution of respondents to 2009 Canadian Community Health Survey—Healthy Aging Cognition Module, by Mental Alternation Test score and selected health characteristics, household population aged 45 or older, Canada excluding territories
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| Health characteristic | Mental Alternation Test t-score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low 0 to 34 |
35 to 44 | 45 to 54 | 55 to 64 | High 65 or more |
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| % | |||||
| Total | 6.5 | 23.2 | 36.4 | 26.0 | 7.9 |
| Self-perceived health | |||||
| Fair/Poor | 8.4 | 32.4 | 36.7 | 17.7 | 4.9 |
| Excellent/Very good/Good | 6.1 | 21.7 | 36.3 | 27.4 | 8.4 |
| Self-perceived mental health | |||||
| Fair/Poor | 10.0 | 32.8 | 32.1 | 20.3 | 4.8E |
| Excellent/Very good/Good | 6.2 | 22.7 | 36.6 | 26.4 | 8.1 |
| Activities of daily living | |||||
| No problems | 6.4 | 22.4 | 36.2 | 26.8 | 8.2 |
| Mild/Moderate/Severe/Total problems | 7.3 | 30.6 | 37.6 | 19.2 | 5.3 |
| Life satisfaction | |||||
| Low | 9.0 | 28.9 | 34.6 | 21.8 | 5.6 |
| Not low | 6.0 | 22.2 | 36.8 | 26.8 | 8.3 |
| Depression | |||||
| 0.9 probability or higher | 6.9E | 25.1 | 34.7 | 28.1 | 5.2E |
| Less than 0.9 probability | 6.4 | 23.0 | 36.6 | 25.9 | 8.1 |
| Loneliness | |||||
| High | 8.6 | 26.6 | 36.1 | 22.7 | 6.0 |
| Not high | 6.2 | 22.7 | 36.5 | 26.4 | 8.2 |
| Memory | |||||
| Able to remember most things | 6.2 | 22.3 | 36.6 | 26.5 | 8.4 |
| Somewhat forgetful/Very forgetful/Unable to remember anything | 7.3 | 26.1 | 35.6 | 24.5 | 6.4 |
| Ability to think clearly and solve problems | |||||
| Able to think clearly/solve problems | 6.0 | 22.6 | 36.3 | 26.8 | 8.3 |
| Having a little/some/great deal of dif?culty/unable | 11.4 | 30.8 | 36.8 | 17.5 | 3.6 |
| Neurological disorder | |||||
| Yes | 11.9E | 29.5 | 34.2 | 18.6 | 5.8E |
| No | 6.3 | 23.1 | 36.4 | 26.3 | 8.0 |
| Vascular disorder | |||||
| Yes | 6.4 | 24.7 | 37.2 | 23.6 | 8.2 |
| No | 6.5 | 22.0 | 35.8 | 28.0 | 7.7 |
| Psychiatric disorder | |||||
| Yes | 7.1 | 25.6 | 33.4 | 27.4 | 6.6E |
| No | 6.4 | 23.0 | 36.7 | 25.9 | 8.1 |
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E interpret with caution (coef?cient of variation 16.6% to 33.3%) Source: 2009 Canadian Community Health Survey—Healthy Aging Cognition Module. |
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