Mean scores for each item and summary score on 0–100 scale by independent variable
| Independent variable | N (%) | Mean Discomfort Score | Mean Distress Score | Mean Disability Score | Mean Dependence Score | Mean howRu Score |
| With complete howRu data | 18 617 | 82.3 | 78.6 | 41.7 | 35.3 | 59.5 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 12 380 (67%) | 81.7 | 77.7 | 41.3 | 35.0 | 58.9 |
| Male | 6033 (33%) | 83.6 | 80.4 | 42.5 | 36.0 | 60.6 |
| Age | ||||||
| <50 | 196 (1%) | 81.6 | 79.8 | 33.7 | 27.4 | 55.6 |
| 50–54 | 152 (1%) | 83.3 | 81.4 | 39.0 | 34.4 | 59.5 |
| 55–59 | 302 (2%) | 85.4 | 81.1 | 42.2 | 37.3 | 61.5 |
| 60–64 | 436 (2%) | 85.9 | 80.3 | 44.3 | 36.8 | 61.8 |
| 65–69 | 745 (4%) | 83.0 | 79.9 | 40.6 | 35.2 | 59.7 |
| 70–74 | 1222 (7%) | 82.6 | 78.4 | 40.1 | 34.2 | 58.8 |
| 75–79 | 2124 (12%) | 81.8 | 78.3 | 39.9 | 33.4 | 58.4 |
| 80–84 | 3474 (19%) | 82.9 | 78.7 | 42.5 | 35.7 | 59.9 |
| 85–89 | 4408 (24%) | 82.3 | 78.0 | 42.9 | 36.2 | 59.8 |
| 90–94 | 3421 (19%) | 81.2 | 78.5 | 42.2 | 36.3 | 59.6 |
| 95–99 | 1406 (8%) | 81.3 | 78.5 | 39.8 | 33.2 | 58.2 |
| 100+ | 237 (1%) | 81.3 | 81.7 | 38.8 | 32.8 | 58.6 |
| Year of admission | ||||||
| 2012 (<6 months) | 3754 (21%) | 80.5 | 76.9 | 47.2 | 40.8 | 61.4 |
| 2011 | 4535 (25%) | 82.0 | 77.0 | 44.8 | 38.3 | 60.5 |
| 2010 | 3007 (17%) | 82.2 | 77.9 | 42.1 | 35.9 | 59.6 |
| 2007–2009 | 4613 (25%) | 82.7 | 79.7 | 37.6 | 31.4 | 57.9 |
| 2004–2006 | 1467 (8%) | 84.4 | 82.5 | 33.9 | 26.6 | 56.8 |
| Before 2004 | 792 (4%) | 84.7 | 83.8 | 34.0 | 27.4 | 57.4 |
| Admission type | ||||||
| Intermediate | 80 (<1%) | 82.9 | 83.6 | 55.9 | 55.4 | 69.5 |
| Respite | 417 (2%) | 82.9 | 78.0 | 53.6 | 49.2 | 65.9 |
| Convalescent | 91 (<1%) | 72.0 | 77.8 | 49.4 | 45.2 | 61.1 |
| Long-term care | 17 649 (95%) | 82.5 | 78.7 | 41.4 | 34.8 | 59.4 |
| End-of-life care | 283 (2%) | 70.2 | 73.0 | 29.6 | 26.5 | 58.4 |
| Resident category | ||||||
| Mental illness (excluding dementia) | 592 (3%) | 83.0 | 75.7 | 50.1 | 43.6 | 63.1 |
| Frail elderly | 9059 (52%) | 80.5 | 79.1 | 42.8 | 37.0 | 59.9 |
| Dementia care | 6896 (40%) | 84.6 | 78.0 | 39.9 | 32.4 | 58.7 |
| Young physical disabled | 723 (4%) | 82.1 | 81.1 | 37.6 | 32.7 | 58.4 |
| No of reasons for admission | ||||||
| 1 | 8322 (45%) | 83.7 | 80.5 | 43.2 | 37.0 | 61.2 |
| 2 | 5694 (31%) | 82.7 | 78.4 | 40.8 | 33.9 | 59.0 |
| 3 | 2776 (15%) | 81.0 | 76.4 | 39.6 | 32.9 | 57.5 |
| 4 | 1076 (6%) | 77.3 | 73.5 | 36.7 | 31.2 | 54.7 |
| 5 or more | 533 (3%) | 74.2 | 70.7 | 38.5 | 32.2 | 54.0 |
| Mobility | ||||||
| Fully mobile | 4771 (26%) | 87.6 | 79.9 | 64.1 | 57.6 | 72.4 |
| With assistance | 5876 (32%) | 80.7 | 77.3 | 48.9 | 42.7 | 62.4 |
| Totally dependent | 7628 (42%) | 80.1 | 78.8 | 21.9 | 15.3 | 49.0 |
| Visual impairment | ||||||
| None | 5524 (30%) | 84.7 | 80.9 | 46.1 | 39.3 | 62.8 |
| Moderate | 11 465 (62%) | 81.4 | 78.0 | 40.6 | 34.2 | 58.6 |
| Severe | 1609 (9%) | 79.3 | 75.3 | 33.4 | 27.8 | 54.1 |
| Hearing impairment | ||||||
| None | 11 269 (62%) | 84.0 | 79.8 | 44.0 | 37.3 | 61.3 |
| Moderate | 5471 (30%) | 79.4 | 76.6 | 37.7 | 31.7 | 56.3 |
| Severe | 1360 (8%) | 78.6 | 76.3 | 36.3 | 30.6 | 55.5 |
| Continence | ||||||
| Continent | 5460 (30%) | 83.2 | 79.1 | 62.7 | 57.9 | 70.7 |
| Urinary incontinence | 3048 (17%) | 80.7 | 76.0 | 47.0 | 40.7 | 61.1 |
| Faecal incontinence | 297 (2%) | 80.4 | 78.9 | 40.3 | 32.6 | 58.2 |
| Dual incontinence | 9413 (52%) | 82.3 | 79.2 | 27.7 | 20.4 | 52.4 |
| Confused | ||||||
| No | 6487 (35%) | 81.3 | 81.5 | 49.6 | 44.1 | 64.2 |
| Yes | 12 172 (65%) | 82.7 | 76.9 | 37.3 | 30.4 | 56.9 |
| Challenging behaviour | ||||||
| No | 12 800 (69%) | 83.1 | 81.7 | 43.5 | 37.3 | 61.5 |
| Yes | 5843 (31%) | 80.2 | 71.9 | 37.3 | 30.3 | 54.9 |
| Resident completion | ||||||
| Unaided | 1043 (5%) | 80.9 | 82.5 | 61.6 | 57.7 | 70.8 |
| With help | 8052 (42%) | 81.1 | 78.1 | 48.5 | 42.3 | 62.5 |
| Not answered | 3872 (20%) | 83.7 | 79.3 | 40.6 | 33.4 | 59.2 |
| Unable to complete | 6061 (32%) | 83.2 | 78.2 | 29.6 | 22.7 | 53.5 |