Table 1.
Some characteristics of the participants and its relation with the UCLA loneliness scores
| UCLA score levels | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Median | 25th-75th percentiles | P | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 87(50.0) | 34.0 | 27.0-42.0 | 0.171 |
| Male | 87(50.0) | 32.0 | 26.0-38.0 | |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 121(69.5) | 33.0 | 27.0-39.0 | 0.628 |
| Other | 53(30.5) | 32.0 | 26.5-41.5 | |
| Level of Education | ||||
| Primary School | 164(94.3) | 32.0 | 27.0-39.7 | 0.443 |
| Higher than | 10(5.7) | 32.5 | 29.7-55.5 | |
| Primary School | ||||
| Life style | ||||
| Living alone | 32(18.4) | 33.0 | 25.2-41.7 | 0.561 |
| Not living alone | 142(81.6) | 32.0 | 27.0-39.0 | |
| Chronic Diseases | ||||
| Yes | 138(79.3) | 33.0 | 29.0-41.0 | 0.015 |
| No | 36(20.7) | 28.5 | 24.2-36.7 | |
| Physical Handicap | ||||
| Yes | 13(7.5) | 44.0 | 34.0-52.0 | 0.002 |
| No | 161(92.5) | 32.0 | 26.0-39.0 | |
| Visual Handicap | ||||
| Yes | 11(6.3) | 33.0 | 30.0-39.0 | 0.788 |
| No | 163(93.7) | 32.0 | 27.0-40.0 | |
| Auditory Handicap | ||||
| Yes | 14(8.0) | 31.0 | 29.2-35.0 | 0.614 |
| No | 160(92.0) | 33.0 | 27.0-40.0 | |
| Speech Handicap | ||||
| Yes | 2(1.1) | 50.5 | 50.0-51.0 | 0.053 |
| No | 172(98.9) | 32.0 | 27.0-39.0 | |
| Regular use of medication | ||||
| Yes | 136(78.2) | 33.5 | 29.0-41.0 | 0.007 |
| No | 38(21.8) | 28.5 | 24.7-36.2 | |
| Children | ||||
| Yes | 169(97.7) | 32.0 | 27.0-39.5 | 0.107 |
| No | 5(2.3) | 38.0 | 32.5-64.0 | |
| Dependency | ||||
| Yes | 29(16.7) | 31.0 | 27.5-41.0 | 0.974 |
| No | 145(83.3) | 33.0 | 27.0-39.0 | |
| Sleep problems | ||||
| Yes | 46(26.4) | 32.5 | 29.0-41.0 | 0.877 |
| No | 128(73.6) | 32.0 | 26.2-39.7 | |
| Hobbies | ||||
| Yes | 43(24.7) | 30.0 | 24.0-37.0 | 0.041 |
| No | 131(75.3) | 34.0 | 28.0-41.0 | |
| Spouse | ||||
| Yes | 57(32.8) | 37.0 | 27.5-44.5 | 0.010 |
| No | 117(67.2) | 31.0 | 26.0-37.5 | |
| Income | ||||
| Sufficient | 115(66.1) | 32.0 | 26.0-41.0 | 0.342 |
| Insufficient | 59(33.9) | 33.0 | 30.0-39.0 | |