Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of studied population in a rural Vietnam
| Characteristics | N | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age (SD) 65.8 (9.9) | ||
| Sex | ||
| Men | 112 | 40.7 |
| Women | 163 | 59.3 |
| Education | ||
| Under secondary school | 165 | 60.0 |
| Higher | 110 | 40.0 |
| Working status | ||
| Currently working | 101 | 36.7 |
| Not working | 174 | 63.3 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 193 | 70.2 |
| Single/widowed/divorced/separated | 82 | 29.8 |
| Religion | ||
| None religion | 116 | 42.2 |
| Buddhist | 126 | 45.8 |
| Others | 33 | 12.0 |
| Economic status | ||
| Normal households | 262 | 95,3 |
| Poor households | 13 | 4,7 |
| Physical activities | ||
| Low level | 116 | 42.2 |
| Moderate level | 145 | 52.7 |
| High level | 14 | 5.1 |
| Duration of illness | ||
| <1 year | 73 | 26.5 |
| 1 to less than 5 years | 147 | 53.5 |
| 5 to less than 10 years | 29 | 10.5 |
| 10+ years | 26 | 9.5 |
| Adherence to treatment | ||
| No | 128 | 46.5 |
| Yes | 147 | 53.5 |
| Presence of co-morbidity | ||
| Diabetes | 29 | 10.5 |
| Kidney diseases | 6 | 2.2 |
| Cardiac diseases | 42 | 15.3 |
| Stroke | 4 | 1.5 |
| Arthritis | 39 | 14.2 |