Table 2. General characteristics of the studied population
Characteristics | Mean (SD) or Number (percent) (n = 525) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 69.15 (6.38) |
Gender | |
Female | 268 (51.0) |
Male | 257 (49.0) |
Educational level | |
Illiterate | 115 (22.2) |
Ability of reading and writing | 68 (13.1) |
Primary school | 153 (29.5) |
Under diploma | 80 (15.4) |
Diploma | 65 (12.5) |
Academic | 37 (7.1) |
Current job | |
Employed | 35 (6.7) |
Retired | 224 (42.8) |
Housekeeper | 230 (44.0) |
Unemployed | 27 (5.2) |
Other | 7 (1.3) |
Marital status | |
Single | 3 (0.6) |
Married | 484 (93.6) |
Widow | 30 (5.8) |
Income level | |
Inadequate | 233 (45.4) |
Middle | 256 (49.9) |
Adequate | 24 (4.7) |
Type of house | |
Rental | 28 (5.8) |
Owner | 452 (94.2) |
Housemate | |
Spouse | 250 (47.9) |
Spouse and unmarried children | 227 (43.5) |
Spouse and married children | 34 (6.5) |
Single | 11 (2.1) |
Supporting in daily activities by family | |
Yes | 93 (18.0) |
No | 33 (6.4) |
No need | 391 (75.6) |
Smoking | |
Nonsmoker | 436 (84.3) |
Former smoker | 52 (10.1) |
Current smoker | 29 (5.6) |
Number of children | 5 (4–6) |
Physical illnesses | |
Hypertension (yes) | 283 (54.2) |
Cardiovascular (yes) | 157 (30.0) |
Osteoporosis (yes) | 221 (43.3) |
Diabetic (yes) | 188 (36.2) |
Arthritis (yes) | 269 (51.5) |
Digestive diseases (yes) | 151 (29.0) |
Mental illnesses | |
Depression (yes) | 126 (24.0) |
Anxiety (yes) | 202 (38.5) |
Alzheimer and cognitive impairments (yes) | 103 (19.7) |
Parkinson (yes) | 43 (8.2) |
Sleep disorders (yes) | 157 (30.6) |