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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: Predictors of fear control related to COVID-19 among older population: an investigation on COVID-19 risk perception and health related quality of life during the pandemic

 

Total N (%)

60–70 N (%)

71 ≥ N (%)

Gender

 Male

208 (59.4%)

147 (58.8%)

61 (61%)

 Female

142 (40.6%)

103 (41.2%)

39 (39%)

Marital status

 Single

2 (.6%)

2 (.8%)

0 (0%)

 Married

301 (86%)

224 (89.6%)

77 (77%)

 Widowed/divorced

47 (13.4%)

24 (9.6%)

23 (23%)

Educational status

 Illiterate

106 (30.5%)

75 (30.4%)

31 (31%)

 Elementary education

83 (23.9%)

55 (22.3%)

28 (28%)

 School degree

59 (17%)

41 (16.6%)

18 (18%)

 Diploma

61 (17.6%)

45 (18.2%)

16 (16%)

 University

38 (11%)

31 (12.6%)

7 (7%)

Economic status

 Poor

145 (41.5%)

102 (40.8%)

43 (43%)

 Intermediate

151 (43.1%)

109 (43.6%)

42 (42%)

 Good

54 (15.4%)

39 (15.6%)

15 (15%)

Having chronic disease

 Hypertension (yes)

62 (17.7%)

40 (16%)

22 (22%)

 Diabetes (yes)

36 (10.3%)

29 (11.6%)

7 (7%)

 CAD

33 (9.4%)

23 (9.2%)

10 (10%)

 Comorbidity

53 (15.2%)

37 (14.8%)

16 (16%)

 History of getting COVID-19

49 (14%)

37 (14.8%)

12 (12%)

 History of getting COVID-19 in family members

62 (17.7%)

44 (17.6%)

18 (18%)

  1. CAD Cardiovascular disease