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Table 1 Characteristics of the population in TLSA (2015), Taiwan

From: Validation of the global activity limitation indicator in Taiwan

 

Taiwana

Data collection year

2015

Sample size (N)

4961

Response rate (%)

66.1

Mean age (years)

62.4 ± 9.4

% Male

47.2

GALI (% limited)

21.7

ADL (% having difficulty with 1 or more activity)

3.5

IADL (% having difficulty with 1 or more activity)

14.5

  1. TLSA, Taiwan Longitudinal Survey on Aging; GALI, Global Activity Limitation Indicator; ADL, activities of daily living; IADL, instrumental activities of daily living
  2. aResults account for survey designs using sampling weights