Table 4 The elderly’s characteristics investigated in this study
Category | Variable name | Variable values | Frequency of elderly participants |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic factors | Age (years) | 60–69 | 813 |
70–79 | 383 | ||
> 80 | 269 | ||
Sex | Female | 922 | |
Male | 543 | ||
Educational level | No literacy | 754 | |
Elementary | 297 | ||
Diploma | 245 | ||
Academic | 169 | ||
Marital status | Married | 874 | |
Single | 135 | ||
Divorced | 121 | ||
Widowed | 235 | ||
Occupation | No job | 212 | |
Housekeeper | 624 | ||
Retired | 443 | ||
Self-employment | 186 | ||
Income level | Under the poverty line | 1121 | |
On the poverty line | 344 | ||
Insurance status | Yes | 1114 | |
No | 351 | ||
Biomedical factors | Hypertension | Yes | 1123 |
No | 342 | ||
CVA | Yes | 572 | |
No | 893 | ||
Bone disease | Yes | 894 | |
No | 571 | ||
Renal disease | Yes | 364 | |
No | 1101 | ||
Liver disease | Yes | 320 | |
No | 1145 | ||
Muscle disease | Yes | 935 | |
No | 530 | ||
Depression | Yes | 588 | |
No | 877 | ||
Convalescences | Yes | 270 | |
No | 1195 | ||
Eye disease | Yes | 460 | |
No | 1005 | ||
Diabetes | Yes | 622 | |
No | 843 | ||
Cancer | Yes | 418 | |
No | 1047 | ||
Other diseases | Yes | 256 | |
No | 1209 | ||
Sports activities | Yes | 971 | |
No | 494 | ||
Exercise time | No exercise | 913 | |
< 30 min | 383 | ||
> 30 min | 169 | ||
Type of exercise | No exercise | 912 | |
Aerobic | 224 | ||
Non-aerobic | 143 | ||
Both | 186 | ||
Sexual health | Unhealthy | 1271 | |
Healthy | 294 | ||
Perform disease prevention activities | Yes | 472 | |
No | 993 | ||
Nutritional status | Fair | 951 | |
Good | 514 | ||
Mal-nutritional status | No | 571 | |
Yes | 894 | ||
Physical activity and exercise | No | 892 | |
Yes | 573 | ||
General health | Unhealthy | 992 | |
Healthy | 473 | ||
Pain assessment | No | 473 | |
Yes | 992 | ||
Fatigue | No | 573 | |
Yes | 892 | ||
Physical dysfunction | No | 484 | |
Yes | 981 | ||
Physical function | No | 484 | |
Yes | 981 | ||
Mental disorder | No | 491 | |
Yes | 974 | ||
Physiological disorder | No | 991 | |
Yes | 474 | ||
Psychosocial factors | Life Satisfaction | Pleasant | 534 |
Unpleasant | 931 | ||
Tension management | Yes | 942 | |
No | 523 | ||
Self-efficacy | No | 491 | |
Yes | 874 | ||
Self-esteem | No | 991 | |
Yes | 474 | ||
Hope | No | 871 | |
Yes | 594 | ||
Futurity | No | 870 | |
Yes | 595 | ||
Satisfaction with social support | Pleasant | 334 | |
Unpleasant | 1131 | ||
Social functional | No | 484 | |
Yes | 981 | ||
Social and interpersonal relationships | Weak | 399 | |
Strong | 1066 | ||
Family support | Yes | 251 | |
No | 1214 |