Table 1. Distribution of demographic characteristics of elderly subjects with respect to gender.
| Demographic Characteristics |
Male
(n=375) N (%) |
Female
(n=375) N (%) |
Total
(n=750) N (%) |
P-Value € |
| Age group | 0.681 | |||
| 60-69 years | 241 (64.3) | 245(66.2) | 486(65.2) | |
| 70-79 | 88 (23.5) | 87(23.5) | 175(23.5) | |
| ≥80 | 46(12.3) | 38(10.3) | 84(11.31) | |
| Marital status | 0.001* | |||
| Married(Couple) | 343(91.5) | 260(69.5) | 603(80.4) | |
| Widow | 29(77.7) | 109(29.1) | 138(18.4) | |
| Divorced | 1(0.3) | 2(0.5) | 3(0.4) | |
| Not married | 2(0.5) | 4(1.1) | 6(0.8) | |
| Educational level | 0.001* | |||
| Illiterate | 127(33.9) | 193(51.5) | 320(42.7) | |
| Primary | 103(27.5) | 93(24.8) | 196(26.1) | |
| Elementary | 28(7.5) | 24(6.4) | 52(6.9) | |
| High school/college | 94(25.1) | 54(14.4) | 148(19.7) | |
| University level | 23(6.1) | 11(2.9) | 34(4.5) | |
| With whom living | 0.001* | |||
| Alone | 27(7.7) | 67(18.5) | 95(13.0) | |
| Couple | 183(50.0) | 145(39.9) | 328(45.0) | |
| Couple with sons/daughters |
147(40.2) | 125(34.4) | 272(37.3) | |
| Relative | 8(2.2) | 26(7.2) | 34(4.7) |
€Chi-square test; *statistically significant