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Table 1 Grandparents aged 60 years or more with health-related limitations in the activities of daily living and self-perceived health status

From: Associations of family and social contact with health among Italian grandparents

 

Grandfathers

Grandmothers

Total

Freq.

%

Freq.

%.

Freq.

%.

Health-related limitations in activities of daily living

No limitations

1802

55.2

2220

48.0

4022

51.0

Mild limitations

966

29.6

1,536

33.2

2502

31.7

Severe limitations

495

15.2

868

18.8

1363

17.3

Self-perceived health status

Very good/good

1384

41.3

1513

32.7

2861

36.3

Fair

1296

39.7

1984

42.9

3280

41.6

Poor/very poor

619

19.0

1127

24.4

1746

22.1

Total

3263

100.0

4624

100.0

7887

100.0

  1. Source: ISTAT Famiglie e Soggetti Sociali 2009