Table 4. Association between elderly people's post-test understanding scores and specific socioeconomic factors on the management of post-COVID-19 musculoskeletal issues.
The chi-square test was performed
A p-value of <0.05 was considered significant
| Variables | Below average | Average | Above average | Chi-square statistic | p-Value |
| Age groups (in years) | |||||
| 60-65 | 0% | 30% | 70% | 25.77 | 0.00001 |
| 66-70 | 0% | 30% | 70% | ||
| 71-75 | 0% | 95% | 5% | ||
| >75 | 0% | 90% | 10% | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 0% | 67.6% | 32.3% | 0.624 | 0.429 |
| Female | 0% | 76.9% | 23.06% | ||
| Educational status | |||||
| Illiterate | 0% | 66.6% | 33.3% | 1.4892 | 0.684 |
| Primary education | 0% | 78.5% | 21.4% | ||
| Secondary education | 0% | 70% | 30% | ||
| Graduate and above | 0% | 60% | 40% | ||
| Religion | |||||
| Hindu | 0% | 56.5% | 43.4% | 4.958 | 0.083 |
| Muslim | 0% | 86.3% | 13.6% | ||
| Christian | 0% | 73.3% | 26.6% | ||
| Diet | |||||
| Vegetarian | 0% | 57.6% | 42.3% | 4.412 | 0.0356 |
| Non-vegetarian | 0% | 82.3% | 17.6% | ||
| Did you ever get infected with COVID-19 | |||||
| Yes | 0% | 68% | 31.9% | 1.370 | 0.241 |
| No | 0% | 84.6% | 15.3% | ||
| Source of information about the post-COVID-19 musculoskeletal complication | |||||
| Social media | 0% | 78.5% | 21.4% | 2.648 | 0.449 |
| Peer group | 0% | 76.9% | 23% | ||
| Mass media | 0% | 75% | 25% | ||
| Medical personnel | 0% | 53.8% | 46.1% | ||