Table 2 Sociodemographic and health characteristics by intrinsic capacity trajectories

Sociodemographics

 Age

73.6 (8.3)

65.5 (8.4)

59.6 (7.7)

0.02

 Union status (with couple = 1)

47.6

63.4

76.2

< 0.01

 Paid job

11.1

28.4

45.5

< 0.01

 Health insurance

73.4

81.6

81.8

< 0.01

Health and Lifestyle behaviors

 Multimorbidity (≥ 2 chronic conditions)

64.4

59.2

45.2

< 0.01

 Physical activity

  Low

53.8

44.4

36.2

  Moderate

23.0

25.6

26.7

< 0.01

  High

23.2

30.0

37.1

 Sedentary behavior (daily sitting hours)

2.8 (2.9)

2.4 (2.1)

2.6 (2.1)

< 0.01

 Sufficient fruits and vegetables intake

15.6

16.9

21.2

0.01

 Tobacco

  Never

72.0

71.4

61.3

  Ever smoker, no longer

15.2

15.6

19.3

  Current smoker, not daily

5.7

3.9

6.1

< 0.01

  Current smoker, daily

7.2

9.2

13.4

 Alcohol consumption

  Never

62.4

51.8

33.1

  Ever drinker, no longer

32.2

41.0

46.0

  Current drinker (low risk)

4.6

4.9

15.1

< 0.01

  Current drinker (high risk)

0.9

2.2

5.9