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most healthy people in the oldest group of<br />

elderly people are over-represented in sur-<br />

veys. This must be taken into considera-<br />

tion when using the results of such surveys.<br />

An exception in this respect is the<br />

Finnish survey Health 2000 [9]. This survey<br />

has a low drop-out rate, and different<br />

methods were used to reach the group of<br />

elderly people that can be difficult to<br />

reach, or who are excluded from other<br />

surveys. Figure 1 shows results from the<br />

Finnish survey of self-reported health in<br />

the population. Only 7.5 per cent of men<br />

but 25.9 per cent of women over 85 years<br />

of age reported that their health was good<br />

or very good. For the age group 65-74<br />

years, a higher proportion of men than<br />

women reported that their health was<br />

good or very good. For the age group 75-<br />

84, the proportion for men and women<br />

was about the same. For the oldest age<br />

group, those over 85 years of age, the<br />

proportion was much lower for men.<br />

THE HEALTH OF ELDERLY PEOPLE<br />

det blir de friskaste bland de allra äldsta<br />

som finns representerade i studien eller<br />

intervjuundersökningen. Detta måste<br />

man ta i beaktande då man använder sig<br />

av dessa resultat. Ett undantag i detta<br />

fall är den finska studien Hälsa 2000 [9]<br />

som dels har ett litet bortfall dels använ<br />

der olika metoder för att nå grupper<br />

bland de äldre som annars kan vara svå<br />

ra att nå eller är exkluderade i andra<br />

studier. I figur 1 visas resultaten från<br />

den finska studien om självskattad hälsa<br />

i befolkningen, där bara 7,5 procent av<br />

männen medan 25,9 procent av kvinnorna<br />

över 85 år skattade sin hälsa som<br />

god eller mycket god. Endast i åldersgruppen<br />

65-74 år rapporterar männen<br />

en högre andel god eller mycket god<br />

självskattad hälsa än kvinnorna. I åldersgruppen<br />

75-84 är det relativt jämt<br />

mellan könen men bland de allra äldsta<br />

männen över 85 år så har<br />

detta minskat<br />

till en mycket låg nivå.<br />

Figure 1 Prevalence of good<br />

or very good self-reported health among Finnish<br />

men and women<br />

Per cent<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

0<br />

30-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+<br />

Men Women<br />

Source: National Public Health Institute. Health and functional capacity in Finland, Baseline Results of the Health<br />

2000<br />

Examination Survey (2004)<br />

299

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