Table 5 The distribution of raw score of the Social Health Scale for the Elderly
From: The development of the social health scale for the elderly
Characteristic | Long form | Short form | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (QR) | P-value | Median (QR) | P-value | |
Demographic and socio-economic variables | ||||
Gender | < 0.01* | < 0.01* | ||
Male | 62.00 (13.00) | 37.00 (9.00) | ||
Female | 64.00 (14.00) | 38.00 (9.00) | ||
Age group | < 0.01# | < 0.01# | ||
60~ 69 years | 65.00 (14.00) | 39.00 (10.00) | ||
70~ 79 years | 62.00 (13.00) | 38.00 (9.00) | ||
80 years and above | 58.00 (13.00) | 35.00 (9.00) | ||
Type of household | < 0.01# | < 0.01# | ||
Agricultural | 61.00 (14.00) | 34.00 (9.00) | ||
Non-agricultural | 63.00 (14.00) | 40.00 (8.00) | ||
Agricultural to non-agricultural | 64.00 (13.00) | 38.00 (8.00) | ||
Others | 65.00 (16.00) | 42.00 (12.00) | ||
Religion | < 0.01# | < 0.01# | ||
Buddhism | 63.00 (14.00) | 37.00 (8.00) | ||
Christianity | 58.50 (15.00) | 35.00 (9.00) | ||
Others | 67.50 (10.00) | 39.00 (9.00) | ||
None | 63.00 (13.00) | 39.00 (9.00) | ||
Education level | < 0.01# | < 0.01# | ||
Uneducated | 61.00 (13.00) | 35.00 (7.00) | ||
Did not completed primary school | 61.00 (15.00) | 36.00 (9.00) | ||
Primary school graduate | 63.00 (13.00) | 37.00 (8.00) | ||
Middle school graduate | 65.00 (13.00) | 40.00 (9.00) | ||
High school graduate | 65.00 (13.00) | 41.00 (9.00) | ||
College/university graduate | 67.50 (12.00) | 42.00 (9.00) | ||
Marital status | < 0.01# | < 0.01# | ||
Never married | 56.00 (10.00) | 35.00 (4.00) | ||
Married | 64.00 (13.00) | 39.00 (9.00) | ||
Divorced | 59.00 (9.50) | 37.00 (7.00) | ||
Widowed | 59.00 (12.00) | 36.00 (8.00) | ||
Behavioral variables | ||||
Living alone | < 0.01* | 0.20* | ||
Yes | 60.00 (14.00) | 37.00 (9.00) | ||
No | 63.00 (13.00) | 38.00 (10.00) | ||
Quality of sleeping | < 0.01# | < 0.01# | ||
Sleep very well all the time | 65.00 (13.00) | 39.00 (10.00) | ||
Sleep well in most of the time | 63.00 (13.50) | 37.00 (9.00) | ||
Sleep badly in most of the time | 63.00 (14.00) | 38.00 (10.00) | ||
Sleep very badly all the time | 58.00 (12.00) | 36.00 (10.00) | ||
Current smoker | 0.03* | < 0.01* | ||
Yes | 62.00 (14.00) | 37.00 (9.00) | ||
No | 63.00 (13.00) | 38.00 (10.00) | ||
Current drinker | 0.77* | 0.17* | ||
Yes | 63.00 (12.00) | 38.00 (9.00) | ||
No | 63.00 (14.00) | 38.00 (10.00) | ||
Health status variables | ||||
Mobility a | < 0.01# | < 0.01# | ||
Have no problems in walking about | 63.00 (13.00) | 38.00 (9.00) | ||
Have some problems in walking about | 59.00 (15.00) | 35.00 (9.00) | ||
Be confined to bed | 44.00 (20.00) | 25.50 (10.00) | ||
Self-care a | < 0.01# | < 0.01# | ||
Have no problems with self-care | 63.00 (13.00) | 38.00 (10.00) | ||
Have some problems in washing/dressing | 57.00 (16.00) | 34.00 (10.00) | ||
Be unable to wash/dress | 47.00 (15.50) | 26.00 (7.50) | ||
Usual activities a | < 0.01# | < 0.01# | ||
Have no problems with performing | 63.00 (13.00) | 38.00 (9.00) | ||
Have some problems with performing | 58.00 (14.00) | 34.00 (8.00) | ||
Be unable to perform | 50.00 (14.00) | 28.50 (12.00) | ||
Pain/discomfort a | 0.92# | 0.34# | ||
Have no pain/discomfort | 63.00 (14.00) | 38.00 (9.00) | ||
Have moderate pain/discomfort | 63.00 (12.00) | 38.00 (8.00) | ||
Have extreme pain/discomfort | 62.00 (19.00) | 39.00 (11.00) | ||
Anxiety/depression a | < 0.01# | < 0.01# | ||
Be not anxious/depressed | 63.00 (13.00) | 38.00 (10.00) | ||
Be moderately anxious/depressed | 61.00 (13.00) | 37.00 (8.00) | ||
Be extremely anxious/depressed | 59.00 (15.00) | 36.00 (8.00) | ||
Number of confirmed chronic diseases | 0.61# | < 0.01# | ||
0 | 63.00 (13.00) | 37.00 (9.00) | ||
1 | 63.00 (14.00) | 38.00 (9.00) | ||
2 | 63.00 (14.00) | 38.00 (9.00) | ||
3~ | 62.00 (15.00) | 39.00 (9.00) | ||