Data from a two-stage random sample of 401 noninstitutionalized elderly individuals residing in 18 census tracts in south-central metropolitan St. Louis were used to examine the relationships among seven measures of health status. Factor analyses revealed two pristine dimensions: (a) a global health status dimension, on which perceived health status, nutritional risk, perceived sensory functions, and mental health all load significantly; and, (b) a functional dimension on which the Activities of Daily Living, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, and mental orientation measures all load significantly. These two factors explain 56% of the variance in the seven health status measures, and, using an oblique rotational procedure, they were found to be correlated only modestly (r = .37). The implications for the measurement of health status of elderly adults as well as the use of such measures in predicting health services utilization are discussed, and recommendations for the inclusion of items tapping both dimensions in future studies are presented.
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