Table 1 The characteristics of study participants (n = 720)
From: The Iranian version of geriatric anxiety inventory (GAI-P): a validation study
| Â | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 372 (51.7) |
 Female | 348 (48.3) |
Age group (year) | |
 ≤7 | 393 (54.5) |
 71–80 | 229 (32.0) |
 > 80 | 98 (13.5) |
Living condition | |
 Alone | 45 (6.25) |
 With wife | 518 (71.95) |
 With Children | 154 (21.25) |
 Others | 4 (0.55) |
Education level | |
 Illiterate | 421 (58.3) |
 Primary | 216 (30.0) |
 Secondary | 71 (10.0) |
 Higher | 12 (1.7) |
Marital status | |
 Married | 501 (69.5) |
 Divorced | 219 (30.5) |
Economic Status | |
 Poor | 233 (32.4) |
 Intermediate | 240 (33.3) |
 Good | 247 (34.3) |
Number of children | |
 0 | 3 (0.5) |
 1–3 | 79 (11.0) |
 4–6 | 288 (40.0) |
 7–9 | 268 (37.1) |
 > 10 | 82 (11.4) |
Employment status | |
 Housewife | 303 (42.1) |
 Employed | 69 (9.5) |
 Retired | 161 (22.4) |
 Un employed | 187 (26.0) |
The risk of chronic diseases | |
 Yes | 287 (41.2) |
 No | 433 (58.8) |