Table 2.
number and proportion of the GALS/pGALS positive participants (n=102) with different MHAQ classifications by age groups, gender, religion, and tribe
| Variable | Levels | MHAQ category n/N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <0.3 (normal functional status) | 0.3-1.29 (mild functional loss) | 1.3-1.79 (moderate functional loss) | ≥1.8 (severe functional loss) | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 19/25 (76.0%) | 4/25 (16.0%) | 2/25 (8.0%) | 0/25 (0%) | |
| Female | 45/77 (58.4%) | 24/77(31.2%) | 3/77 (3.9%) | 5/77 (6.5%) | |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 5-17 | 9/11 (81.8%) | 2/11 (18.2%) | 0/11 (0%) | 0/11 (0%) | |
| 18-24 | 1/1(100%) | 0/1 (0%) | 0/1 (0%) | 0/1 (0%) | |
| 25-34 | 2/2 (100%) | 0/2 (0%) | 0/2 (0%) | 0/2 (0%) | |
| 35-44 | 5/6 (83.3%) | 1/6 (16.7%) | 0/6 (0%) | 0/6 (0%) | |
| 45-54 | 9/10 (90.0%) | 1/10 (10.0%) | 0/10 (0%) | 0/10 (0%) | |
| 55-64 | 10/21 (47.6%) | 8/21 (38.1%) | 2/21 (9.5%) | 1/21 (4.8%) | |
| 65 above | 28/51 (54.9%) | 16/51 (31.4%) | 3/51 (5.9%) | 4/51(7.8%) | |
| Religion | |||||
| Christian | 49/77 (63.6%) | 19/77 (24.7%) | 5/77 (6.5%) | 4/77 (5.2%) | |
| Muslim | 9/17 (52.9%) | 7/17 (41.2%) | 0/17 (0%) | 1/17 (5.9%) | |
| NA | 8 | ||||
| Tribe | |||||
| Chaga | 58/95 (61.1%) | 27/95 (28.4%) | 5/95 (5.3%) | 5/95 (5.3%) | |
| NA | 7 | ||||
MHAQ: modified health assessment questionnaire; NA: not applicable indicates number of observations with missing data for a given variable