Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants by gender (Nā=ā655).
Characteristic | Male (nā=ā221) | Female (nā=ā434) | Total (Nā=ā655) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | N | % | |
Age (Meanā=ā70.2) | ||||||
60ā69 | 101 | 45.7 | 225 | 51.8 | 326 | 49.8 |
70ā79 | 84 | 38.0 | 154 | 35.5 | 238 | 36.3 |
80ā89 | 31 | 14.0 | 50 | 11.5 | 81 | 12.4 |
ā„ā90 | 5 | 2.3 | 5 | 1.2 | 10 | 1.5 |
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 13 | 5.9 | 28 | 6.5 | 41 | 6.3 |
Married | 163 | 73.8 | 178 | 41.0 | 341 | 52.1 |
Other | 45 | 20.4 | 228 | 52.5 | 273 | 41.7 |
Education | ||||||
High | 61 | 27.6 | 40 | 9.2 | 101 | 15.4 |
Low | 160 | 72.4 | 394 | 90.8 | 554 | 84.6 |
Employment status | ||||||
Employed | 98 | 44.3 | 104 | 24.0 | 202 | 30.8 |
Dependent | 98 | 44.3 | 316 | 72.8 | 414 | 63.2 |
Retired | 25 | 11.3 | 14 | 3.2 | 39 | 6.0 |
Social participation | ||||||
Yes | 155 | 70.1 | 278 | 64.1 | 433 | 66.1 |
No | 66 | 29.9 | 156 | 35.9 | 222 | 33.9 |
Having someone to consult personal problems | ||||||
Yes | 185 | 83.7 | 376 | 86.6 | 561 | 85.6 |
No | 36 | 16.3 | 58 | 13.4 | 94 | 14.4 |
Number of friends/relatives met per month | ||||||
0ā6 | 73 | 33.1 | 120 | 27.6 | 193 | 29.5 |
7ā13 | 77 | 34.8 | 167 | 38.5 | 244 | 37.3 |
ā„ā14 | 71 | 32.1 | 147 | 33.9 | 218 | 33.3 |
Body Mass Index (BMI) | ||||||
Underweight (BMIā<ā18.5) | 56 | 25.3 | 126 | 29.0 | 182 | 27.8 |
Normal (BMI 18.5ā22.9)) | 97 | 43.9 | 151 | 34.8 | 248 | 37.9 |
Overweight (BMI 23.0ā27.4)) | 51 | 23.1 | 110 | 25.3 | 161 | 24.6 |
Obese (BMIāā„ā27.5) | 17 | 7.7 | 47 | 10.8 | 64 | 9.8 |
Vision | ||||||
Good | 113 | 51.1 | 209 | 48.2 | 322 | 49.2 |
Poor | 108 | 48.9 | 225 | 51.8 | 333 | 50.8 |
Dental health | ||||||
Good | 122 | 55.2 | 215 | 49.5 | 337 | 51.5 |
Poor | 99 | 44.8 | 219 | 50.5 | 318 | 48.5 |
Co-morbidity | ||||||
No co-morbidity | 47 | 21.3 | 84 | 19.4 | 131 | 20.0 |
At least one co-morbidity | 108 | 48.9 | 179 | 41.2 | 287 | 43.8 |
Two and more co-morbidity | 66 | 29.9 | 171 | 39.4 | 237 | 36.2 |
