Table 1 Distribution of demographic factors and standardized score of Social Health Scale for the Elderly short version (SHSE-S) in generation and validation dataset
Demographic factors | Generation dataset (N = 2392) | Validation dataset (N = 3697) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender, n (%) | 0.957 | ||
Male | 1166 (48.75) | 1806 (48.85) | |
Female | 1226 (51.25) | 1891 (51.15) | |
Age group, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
60~69 | 1210 (50.59) | 1657 (44.82) | |
70~79 | 812 (33.95) | 1307 (35.35) | |
≥80 | 370 (15.46) | 733 (19.83) | |
Education, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Illiterate | 542 (22.66) | 734 (19.85) | |
Primary school | 411 (17.18) | 1212 (32.78) | |
Middle school | 487 (20.36) | 1012 (27.37) | |
High school or above | 949 (39.67) | 719 (19.45) | |
Married status, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Married | 1636 (68.39) | 2867 (77.55) | |
Widowed | 437 (18.27) | 726 (19.64) | |
Divorced, never married or other | 319 (13.34) | 104 (2.81) | |
Region, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Urban | 1112 (46.49) | 1461 (36.52) | |
Rural | 1280 (53.51) | 2236 (60.48) | |
Living arrangement, n (%) | 0.091 | ||
Living alone | 230 (9.62) | 407 (11.01) | |
Living with others | 2162 (90.38) | 3290 (88.99) | |
Comorbidity, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
0 | 604 (25.25) | 867 (23.45) | |
1 | 790 (33.03) | 1254 (33.92) | |
2 | 573 (23.95) | 693 (18.74) | |
3 or above | 425 (17.77) | 883 (23.88) | |
Standardized score of social health, mean ± SD | |||
SHSE-S | 42.80 ± 13.00 | 40.13 ± 12.27 | < 0.001 |
Social Support | 31.63 ± 19.19 | 29.29 ± 14.35 | < 0.001 |
Social Adjustment | 38.07 ± 20.44 | 37.78 ± 22.58 | < 0.001 |
Perceived Environment Resources | 58.70 ± 19.91 | 53.32 ± 18.30 | < 0.001 |