From: Family structure and health, how companionship acts as a buffer against ill health
#Family Structure | |||||||||
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Alone (n = 29) | Couple (n = 58) | Nuclear family (n = 190) | Extended family (n = 109) | ||||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Demographics | |||||||||
Age | 20 | 6 | 20.7 | 1 | 1.7 | 34 | 17.9 | 12 | 11.0 |
30 | 4 | 13.8 | 6 | 10.3 | 50 | 26.3 | 20 | 18.3 | |
40 | 5 | 17.2 | 7 | 12.1 | 45 | 23.7 | 27 | 24.8 | |
50 | 7 | 24.1 | 19 | 32.8 | 39 | 20.5 | 28 | 25.7 | |
60 | 7 | 24.1 | 25 | 43.1 | 22 | 11.6 | 22 | 20.2 | |
Sex | Male | 22 | 75.9 | 33 | 56.9 | 72 | 37.9 | 56 | 51.4 |
Female | 7 | 24.1 | 25 | 43.1 | 118 | 62.1 | 53 | 48.6 | |
Health status | |||||||||
Perceived Physical Fatigue | Very often | 4 | 13.8 | 3 | 5.2 | 24 | 12.6 | 6 | 5.5 |
Sometimes | 13 | 44.8 | 26 | 44.8 | 86 | 45.3 | 57 | 52.3 | |
Seldom | 11 | 37.9 | 23 | 39.7 | 67 | 35.3 | 36 | 33.0 | |
None | 1 | 3.4 | 6 | 10.3 | 13 | 6.8 | 10 | 9.2 | |
Perceived Mental Stress | Very often | 7 | 24.1 | 6 | 10.3 | 32 | 16.8 | 13 | 11.9 |
Sometimes | 14 | 48.3 | 22 | 37.9 | 93 | 48.9 | 56 | 51.4 | |
Seldom | 6 | 20.7 | 20 | 34.5 | 33 | 17.4 | 25 | 22.9 | |
None | 2 | 6.9 | 10 | 17.2 | 32 | 16.8 | 15 | 13.8 | |
Perceived Health Concern | Very often | 3 | 10.3 | 6 | 10.3 | 9 | 4.7 | 7 | 6.4 |
Sometimes | 12 | 41.4 | 27 | 46.6 | 89 | 46.8 | 57 | 52.3 | |
Seldom | 13 | 44.8 | 22 | 37.9 | 70 | 36.8 | 27 | 24.8 | |
None | 1 | 3.4 | 3 | 5.2 | 22 | 11.6 | 18 | 16.5 | |
Mental Health Status (measured by GHQ) | Poor [GHQ 4] | 10 | 34.5 | 7 | 12.1 | 39 | 20.6 | 18 | 16.8 |
Good [GHQ < 4] | 19 | 65.5 | 51 | 87.9 | 150 | 79.4 | 89 | 83.2 | |
*Hypertension | Severe [sbp 180 and dbp 110] | 6 | 30.0 | 12 | 29.3 | 8 | 6.2 | 4 | 5.5 |
Others | 14 | 70.0 | 29 | 70.7 | 121 | 93.8 | 69 | 94.5 | |
Hypertensive [sbp 140 or dbp 90] | 11 | 55.0 | 31 | 75.6 | 60 | 46.5 | 40 | 54.8 | |
Others* | 9 | 45.0 | 10 | 24.4 | 69 | 53.5 | 33 | 45.2 | |
Mean | S.D | Mean | S.D | Mean | S.D | Mean | S.D | ||
Systolic blood pressure | 148.00 | 26.98 | 158.59 | 28.90 | 136.40 | 22.72 | 138.21 | 22.43 | |
Diastolic blood pressure | 95.85 | 17.66 | 94.34 | 16.11 | 85.99 | 13.64 | 88.32 | 11.37 | |
Body Mass Index | 21.30 | 4.54 | 23.08 | 2.99 | 22.23 | 3.04 | 22.11 | 2.79 |