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Table 1 Age, sex and health status of subjects by family structure

From: Family structure and health, how companionship acts as a buffer against ill health

  

#Family Structure

  

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

  1. #Family Structure: composition in one household unit
  2. Alone – single-person household;
  3. Couple – with no children or siblings sharing the same domicile
  4. Nuclear family – conventional family of parent(s) and child(ren).
  5. Extended family – family consisting of grandparent(s), parent(s), and child(ren) [3 or more generations]
  6. *Hypertension – included only 263 subjects for whom systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured.
  7. Mild/moderate hypertension (sbp 140–179 or dbp 90–109), Severe Hypertension (sbp 180 and dbp 110), Others* – (sbp < 140 and dbp < 90)