Table 1 Demographic and medical characteristics of participants (n = 521)
Sex, % (n) | |
Women | 64.1 (334) |
Men | 35.9 (187) |
Age group, % (n) | |
18–34 years | 9.0 (47) |
35–49 years | 15.7 (82) |
50–64 years | 39.5 (206) |
≥ 65 years | 35.7 (186) |
Residence area, % (n) | |
Urban | 49.1 (256) |
Rural | 50.9 (265) |
Marital status, % (n) | |
Married/cohabiting | 70.2 (366) |
Single | 11.5 (60) |
Widowed | 8.6 (45) |
Separated/divorced | 9.6 (50) |
Living arrangements, % (n) | |
Couple | 54.3 (283) |
Extended Family | 31.3 (163) |
Alone | 11.9 (62) |
Other (including care home) | 2.5 (13) |
Education, % (n) | |
Low level (less than 6 years) | 57.2 (298) |
Medium level (at least 6 but not more than 9 years) | 19.4 (101) |
High level (more than 9 years) | 23.4 (122) |
Professional status, % (n) | |
Pensioner/retired | 43.0 (224) |
Employed (full-time/part time) | 34.2 (178) |
Unemployed | 11.3 (59) |
Housewife | 10.4 (54) |
Student | 1.2 (6) |
Monthly income, % (n) | |
“Not enough to make ends meet” | 38.2 (199) |
“Just enough to make ends meet” | 46.3 (241) |
“Some money left over” | 15.5 (81) |
Multimorbidity group, % (n) | |
Low (2–3 chronic problems) | 42.2 (220) |
Medium (4–5 chronic problems) | 27.6 (144) |
High (≥6 chronic problems) | 30.1 (157) |
Chronic health problemsa, % (n) | |
Hypertension | 61.8 (322) |
Diabetes mellitus | 29.0 (151) |
Asthma | 17.3 (90) |
Osteoarthritis | 57.6 (300) |
Other prevalent chronic health problemsa, % (n) | |
Lipid disorder | 63.1 (329) |
Depressive disorder | 19.6 (102) |
Obesity | 14.2 (74) |
Overweight | 10.9 (57) |
Varicose veins of leg | 9.8 (51) |
Benign prostatic hypertrophy | 8.1 (42) |
Osteoporosis | 7.9 (41) |
Goitre | 7.7 (40) |
Liver disease | 7.1 (37) |
Anxiety disorder/anxiety state | 5.4 (28) |