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Table 2 Scores of objective health: Chronic conditions, mental health, and functional status measures.

From: Correlates of institutionalized senior veterans' quality of life in Taiwan

Measure

N

%

mean ± SD

Chronic conditions

260

 

3.43 ± 1.91

   Hypertension

135

54

 

   Diabetes

56

22.4

 

   Heart disease

84

33.6

 

   Pulmonary disease

39

15.6

 

   Stroke

15

6

 

   Osteoarthritis

161

64.4

 

   Hyperlipidemia

69

27.6

 

   Renal disease

24

9.6

 

   Benign prostatic hypertrophy

89

35.6

 

   Cancer

9

3.6

 

   Depressive symptoms*

16

6.4

 

Mental Health

   

   MMSE

260

 

25.82 ± 2.92

   GDS-15

260

 

2.87 ± 2.64

Functional Status

   

   ADL

260

 

97.73 ± 5.03

   IADL

260

 

4.44 ± 1.46

  1. *Depressive symptoms refer to clinically significant depressive symptoms: respondents identifying depression according to physician's previous diagnoses.