Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants
From: Socioeconomic inequalities in meeting the needs of the elderly in western Iran
Variables | Number (%) | Met needs (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
 Female | 236 (47.11) | 156 (66.38) | 0.244 |
 Male | 265 (52.89) | 162 (61.36) | |
Age group | Â | Â | 0.470 |
 60–70 years old | 316 (63.07) | 195 (61.90) | |
 70–80 years old | 147 (29.34) | 99 (67.81) | |
 80–90 years old | 38 (7.58) | 24 (63.16) | |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â |
 Single | 3 (0.6) | 3 (100.0) | 0.626 |
 Married | 367 (73.25) | 232 (63.39) | |
 Divorced | 6 (1.20) | 4 (66.67) | |
 The Widow | 125 (24.95) | 79 (63.71) | |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
 Illiterate | 163 (32.53) | 86 (53.09) | < 0.001 |
 Elementary | 193 (35.52) | 126 (63.63) | |
 Middle-School | 51 (10.18) | 28 (54.90) | |
 High School | 56 (11.18) | 43 (76.79) | |
 Academic | 38 (7.58) | 35 (92.11) | |
Socioeconomic Status | Â | Â | Â |
 Bad | 84 (16.77) | 54 (64.29) | 0.511 |
 Medium | 336 (67.07) | 208 (62.28) | |
 Good | 81 (16.17) | 56 (69.14) | |
The Degree of Dependence | Â | Â | Â |
 Mild Dependency | 10 (2.00) | 5 (50.0) | 0.362 |
 Independent | 491 (98.00) | 313 (64.01) | |
Cardiovascular diseases | Â | Â | 0.329 |
 No | 389 (77.64) | 251 (64.86) | |
 Yes | 112 (22.36) | 67 (59.82) | |
Diabetes | Â | Â | 0.453 |
 No | 353 (70.46) | 220 (62.68) | |
 Yes | 148 (29.54) | 98 (66.22) | |
Arthritis | Â | Â | 0.147 |
 No | 451 (90.38) | 292 (64.75) | |
 Yes | 48 (9.58) | 26 (54.17) | |
Dyslipidemia | Â | Â | 0.050 |
 No | 453 (90.42) | 256 (65.98) | |
 Yes | 48 (9.58) | 62 (55.86) | |
Hypertension | Â | Â | 0.382 |
 No | 285 (56.89) | 185 (65.37) | |
 Yes | 216 (43.11) | 133 (61.57) | |
Occupation | Â | Â | 0.201 |
 Unemployed | 41 (8.18) | 171 (63.04) | |
 Employed | 245 (48.9) | 20 (48.78) | |
 Retired | 199 (39.72) | 127 (64.14) |