Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the patients

	Male	Female
	n =42	n=27
	(60.9%)	(39.1%)
Age group (Years)
< 50	3 (7.1)	0(0.0)
51–60	7 (16.7)	3 (11.1)
61–70	10 (23.8)	9 (33.3)
71–80	17 (40.5)	12 (44.4)
>81	5 (11.9)	3 (11.1)
Mean	68.7	71.7
Level of education
No formal education	2 (4.8)	1(3.7)
Primary	7 (16.7)	5 (18.5)
Secondary	26 (61.9)	13(48.2)
Tertiary	7 (16.7)	8(29.6)
Marital status
Married	21 (50.0)	10 (37.0)
Divorced/Separated	8 (19.1)	3 (11.1)
Widow (er)	13 (30.9)	14 (51.9)
Occupation
Unskilled	5 (11.9)	3(11.1)
Skilled/ Professional	12 (28.6)	6(22.2)
Retired	25 (59.5)	18(66.7)