From: Older adults in jail: high rates and early onset of geriatric conditions
Geriatric Condition | % in Jail | % in overall HRS population (p-value) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean Age = 59.4 | Age 65–69 | Age 70–74 | Age 75–79 | Age 80–84 | Age 85+ | |
Functional Impairmenta | 34% | 10% | 13% | 15% | 22% | 26% |
(< 0.001) | (< 0.001) | (< 0.001) | (< 0.001) | (0.040) | ||
Mobility Impairmentb | 42% | 22% | 31% | 32% | 41% | 50% |
(< 0.001) | (< 0.001) | (0.006) | (0.71) | (0.057) | ||
Recent Fallc | 30% | 28% | 31% | 32% | 41% | 48% |
(0.479) | (0.704) | (0.591) | (0.003) | (< 0.001) | ||
Hearing Impairmentd | 45% | 27% | 27% | 34% | 35% | 43% |
(< 0.001) | (< 0.001) | (0.002) | (0.012) | (0.695) | ||
Incontinencee | 27% | 12% | 15% | 23% | 21% | 29% |
(< 0.001) | (< 0.001) | (0.238) | (0.055) | (0.677) | ||
Multimorbidityf | 69% | 67% | 71% | 79% | 84% | 84% |
(0.471) | (0.584) | (0.003) | (< 0.001) | (< 0.001) |