Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the patients and their association with happiness

Variable		N (%)	Happiness	p-value*
			Me ± SD
Age groups [year]	65 years and older	83 (55.3)	109.16 ± 22.68	0.159
	< 65 years old	67 (44.7)	103.89 ± 22.71
Gender	Male	71 (47.3)	108.23 ± 21.24	0.469
	Female	79 (52.7)	105.53 ± 24.12
Marriage	Single	9 (6.0)	114.55 ± 32.81	0.478
	Married	141 (94.0)	106.31 ± 22.05
Income	Weak	63 (42.0)	98.04 ± 22.84	0.001*
	Moderate	66 (44.0)	109.40 ± 19.04
	Good	21 (14.0)	124.95 ± 21.39
Job	Office Clerk	56 (37.3)	107.35 ± 21.81	0.717
	self-employment	94 (62.7)	105.91 ± 24.47
Education	Under diploma	97 (64.7)	102.04 ± 22.46	0.001*
	Diploma and higher	53 (35.3)	115.54 ± 20.82
History of smoking	Yes	34 (22.7)	104.41 ± 22.31	0.486
	No	116 (77.3)	107.51 ± 22.95
Nurturing a deep friendship	Yes	98 (65.3)	111.72 ± 22.76	0.001*
	No	52 (34.7)	97.55 ± 19.89
Taking pleasure in attending social gatherings	Yes	91 (60.7)	115.17 ± 19.20	0.001*
	No	59 (29.3)	93.91 ± 21.93

*P-value < 0.05