Eyesight and Memory Loss are Leading Concerns Around Aging

Nuremberg, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) -

Internationally, the top five physical conditions that people
worry most about having, either now or as they age, are eyesight
getting poorer, not being as mentally alert, lacking energy, having
trouble taking care of themselves physically, and being unable to
walk or drive.

These are the findings from a GfK survey
(http://www.gfk.com/global-studies/global-study-overview/) of the
online population across 17 countries, which asked people which
physical conditions they worry most about having, either now or as
they age, from a list of 19 different conditions:

Eyesight getting poorer 38%
Not being as mentally alert / memory
loss 38%
Lack of energy 36%
Having trouble taking care of
yourself physically 34%
Losing mobility / unable to walk or
drive 33%
Experiencing body aches 30%
Gaining weight 27%
Being more at risk for serious
diseases 26%
Losing your hearing 24%
Having digestive problems /
irregularity 21%
Getting wrinkles, sagging / loose
skin 21%
Losing your hair or having your hair
get thin 20%
Incontinence 19%
Losing muscle tone 19%
Losing your sexual drive 17%
Hair turning gray or white 16%
Developing age marks, scars or
noticeable veins 15%
Menopause 10%
None of these 10%

The study reveals how widespread certain concerns are within
different countries and between genders - information that
manufacturers and retailers can use to better target their product
placement and advertising.

For example, 38 percent of the international online population
says "eyesight getting poorer" is a worry. But this rises to over
half in Spain (53 percent), Mexico and Argentina (both 52 percent).
Similarly, "not being as mentally alert" is a concern for 38 percent
of people internationally, but is much wider concern in Spain (66
percent), Argentina (58 percent), Germany (52 percent), Mexico (51
percent) and Italy (50 percent).

Some countries also stand out as being more concerned about
specific physical conditions compared to others. Russia is the only
country surveyed where "losing your teeth" is a top five most popular
concern, while in Japan and Korea "getting wrinkles or sagging skin"
is in their top five. Japan also has "losing muscle tone" in their
top five, which again does not feature in other countries' top five.

Differences between men and women are also seen. Both genders have
the same top five physical concerns around aging - although in
slightly different order. However, looking further down the list, far
more men than women worry about "losing sexual drive" (22 percent
men; 11 percent women) - and far more women than men are worried
about "getting wrinkles or sagging skin" (32 percent women; 11
percent men).

Download the full results for all 17 countries:
http://www.gfk.com/global-studies/global-study-overview/

About the study

GfK's online survey interviewed over 22,000 consumers aged 15+
across 17 countries. Fieldwork was completed in summer 2016 with data
weighted to reflect the demographic composition of the online
population aged 15+ in each market: Argentina, Australia, Belgium,
Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, Spain, UK and USA.

ots Originaltext: GfK SE
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Global PR
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