Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population by ICT-users and non-ICT-users
| Total (n = 616; 100%) |
ICT-users (n = 497; 80.68%) |
Non-ICT-users (n = 119; 19.32%) |
P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n(%) | na | n(%) | na | n(%) | na | ||
| Age (years) | 1 | 1 | 0 | < .0011* | |||
| mean (SD) | 74.22 (7.03) | 72.74 (5.97) | 80.35 (7.8) | ||||
| 65–70 | 237(38.54) | 220(44.35) | 17(14.29) | ||||
| 71–80 | 252(40.98) | 210(42.34) | 42(35.29) | ||||
| 80+ | 126(20.49) | 66(13.31) | 60(50.42) | ||||
| Sex | 15 | 12 | 3 | .1851 | |||
| Female | 301(50.08) | 236(48.66) | 65(56.03) | ||||
| Male | 300(49.92) | 249(51.34) | 51(43.97) | ||||
| Education | 20 | 15 | 5 | < .0011* | |||
| ≤ 10years | 448(75.17) | 344(71.37) | 104(91.23) | ||||
| > 10 years | 148(24.83) | 138(28.63) | 10(8.77) | ||||
| Living situation | 1 | 1 | 0 | .0081* | |||
| Alone | 161(26.18) | 118(23.79) | 43(36.13) | ||||
| With others | 454(73.82) | 378(76.21) | 76(63.87) | ||||
| Size of hometown | 22 | 17 | 5 | .451 | |||
| < 1,000 | 51(8.59) | 38(7.92) | 13(11.4) | ||||
| 1,000–9,999 | 259(43.6) | 209(43.54) | 50(43.86) | ||||
| ≥ 10,000 | 284(47.81) | 233(48.54) | 51(44.74) | ||||
| Internet connection | 7 | 5 | 2 | < .0011* | |||
| Yes | 524(86.04) | 474(96.34) | 50(42.74) | ||||
| No | 85(13.96) | 18(3.66) | 67(57.26) | ||||
| Technology interest | 2 | 2 | 0 | < .0012* | |||
| Strong | 121(19.71) | 118(23.84) | 3(2.52) | ||||
| Medium | 327(53.26) | 304(61.41) | 23(19.33) | ||||
| Little | 119(19.38) | 67(13.54) | 52(43.7) | ||||
| Not at all | 47(7.65) | 6(1.21) | 41(34.45) | ||||
| Health status | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0082* | |||
| No comorbidities | 46(7.47) | 43(8.65) | 3(2.52) | ||||
| 1–2 comorbidities | 247(40.1) | 206(41.45) | 41(34.45) | ||||
| ≥ 3 comorbidities | 323(52.44) | 248(49.9) | 75(63.03) | ||||
1Calculated using Pearson’s Chi-square test
2Calculated using Fisher’s Exact Test
*p < .05