Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of a sample of older adults (age ≥ 55 years; n = 400) in Al-Qassim Saudi Arabia.
| Variable | N | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years | ||
| <60 | 160 | 40.0 |
| 60–69 | 158 | 39.5 |
| ≥70 | 82 | 20.5 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||
| <25 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 25–29.9 | 174 | 43.5 |
| ≥30 | 137 | 34.3 |
| Currently married | ||
| Yes | 392 | 98.0 |
| Employed | ||
| Yes | 140 | 35.0 |
| Walk daily | ||
| Yes | 218 | 54.5 |
| Eating habit | ||
| Mostly home-cooked food | 260 | 65.0 |
| Both home and restaurant | 140 | 35.0 |
| Cigarette smoking | ||
| Never smoker | 306 | 76.5 |
| Past smoker | 57 | 14.2 |
| Current smoker | 37 | 9.3 |
| Socioeconomic status | ||
| Poor/lower middle class | 211 | 52.8 |
| Rich/upper middle class | 189 | 47.2 |