Table 3 Profiles of age-dependent health decline (score) in the population-based older adults, by subnational region

Age-dependent health decline

 Overall score

0.18 ± 2.31

0.21 ± 2.40

-0.58 ± 1.94

-0.62 ± 2.21

0.19 ± 2.03

0.88 ± 2.39

-0.42 ± 1.86

Age(years)

 60–69

-0.75 ± 1.82

-0.97 ± 1.65

-1.11 ± 1.88

-0.88 ± 2.15

-0.61 ± 1.75

-0.21 ± 1.94

-0.86 ± 1.74

 70–79

0.16 ± 2.09

0.25 ± 2.12

-0.96 ± 1.61

-0.79 ± 2.02

0.46 ± 1.98

0.76 ± 2.08

-0.35 ± 1.82

  ≥ 80

1.67 ± 2.81

2.20 ± 2.91

0.25 ± 2.18

0.76 ± 2.80

0.91 ± 2.45

2.27 ± 2.71

0.09 ± 2.23

Sex

 Female

0.11 ± 2.30

0.14 ± 2.49

-0.42 ± 2.09

-0.81 ± 2.16

-0.12 ± 1.93

0.82 ± 2.21

-0.39 ± 1.85

 Male

0.04 ± 2.34

0.05 ± 2.33

-0.75 ± 1.82

-0.57 ± 2.29

0.19 ± 2.15

0.74 ± 2.60

-0.67 ± 1.88

Residency (Hukou)

 City

0.06 ± 2.34

0.15 ± 2.43

-0.62 ± 1.94

0.23 ± 2.42

-0.28 ± 2.03

0.63 ± 2.48

-0.57 ± 1.87

 Rural

0.12 ± 2.24

-0.47 ± 2.09

-0.31 ± 2.05

-1.65 ± 1.49

0.60 ± 1.96

1.08 ± 2.25

-0.44 ± 1.90

Source (setting)

 Community

-0.41 ± 1.97

-0.25 ± 1.97

-1.42 ± 1.20

-1.74 ± 1.37

-1.03 ± 1.65

0.27 ± 2.08

-0.97 ± 1.59

 Hospital

0.52 ± 2.52

0.36 ± 2.67

0.20 ± 2.20

0.39 ± 2.41

0.46 ± 2.04

1.78 ± 2.68

-0.20 ± 2.00

Educational Attainment (Years)

 Low(< 5y)

0.69 ± 2.43

0.78 ± 2.86

0.04 ± 1.93

-0.75 ± 2.27

0.79 ± 1.88

0.99 ± 2.15

0.19 ± 2.06

 Moderate(5-9y)

-0.08 ± 2.30

-0.12 ± 2.32

-0.79 ± 1.40

-0.93 ± 2.27

0.17 ± 2.01

0.52 ± 2.59

-0.54 ± 1.80

 High (> 9y)

-0.15 ± 2.22

-0.02 ± 2.21

-0.65 ± 1.98

-0.46 ± 2.09

-0.45 ± 2.02

0.68 ± 2.58

-0.78 ± 1.77

Personal Income (RMB Yuan)

 Lowest quantile (< 1800)

0.13 ± 2.16

-0.21 ± 2.29

0.82 ± 2.09

-1.46 ± 1.66

0.72 ± 1.97

0.59 ± 2.06

-0.37 ± 2.00

 Second low quantile (1800–3000)

-0.03 ± 2.38

0.31 ± 2.82

-0.44 ± 2.06

-0.38 ± 2.50

-0.05 ± 1.94

0.05 ± 2.36

-0.51 ± 1.65

 Third low quantile (3001–4000)

-0.46 ± 2.09

-0.58 ± 2.14

-0.93 ± 1.66

-0.31 ± 2.32

-0.28 ± 1.99

0.52 ± 2.34

-1.02 ± 1.69

 Highest quantile (> 4000)

-0.01 ± 2.62

-0.40 ± 2.62

-0.50 ± 2.05

-0.28 ± 2.21

-0.29 ± 2.16

1.91 ± 2.82

-0.27 ± 2.14