Table 1.
Sociodemographic and disease variables
| Dependent n=40 | Semi-dependent n=30 | Independent n=29 | P-values | Significance of P-values between subgroups | |
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| Age (years), mean [range] | 87 [81-93] | 83 [75-89] | 80 [69-87] | NS | |
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| Female, n (%) | 33 (83) | 21 (70) | 22 (76) | NS | |
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| Education, n (%) | |||||
| Primary | 13 (33) | 12 (40) | 10 (34) | Ns | |
| Secondary | 9 (23) | 8 (27) | 10 (34) | NS | |
| Vocational training | 13 (33) | 8 (27) | 5 (17) | NS | |
| Higher education/university | 5 (13) | 2 (7) | 3 (10) | NS | |
| Other | 1 (3) | NS | |||
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| Spiritual interest, yes, n (%) | 21 (53) | 16 (53) | 13 (45) | NS | |
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| Number of people in household, n (%) | |||||
| 1 | 12 (30) | 17 (57) | 20 (69) | NS | |
| 2 | 11 (28) | 13 (43) | 9 (31) | NS | |
| 3 | 17 (43) | 0 | 0 | <0.01 | Dependent/independent and dependent/semi-dependent |
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| Number of diseases, n (%) | |||||
| 0 | 4 (10) | 5 (17) | 3 (10) | NS | |
| 1 | 12 (30) | 6 (20) | 8 (28) | NS | |
| 2 | 9 (23) | 6 (20) | 5 (17) | NS | |
| 3 | 8 (20) | 8 (27) | 7 (24) | NS | |
| 4 | 3 (8) | 2 (7) | 2 (7) | NS | |
| 5 | 4 (10) | 3 (10) | 3 (10) | NS | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | NS | |
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| Disease type, n (%) | |||||
| COPD | 3 (8) | 2 (7) | 5 (17) | NS | |
| Heart disease | 14 (35) | 2 (7) | 3 (10) | <0.01 | Dependent/independent and |
| Hypertension | 25 (63) | 18 (60) | 17 (59) | NS | dependent/semi-dependent |
| Stroke | 8 (20) | 4 (13) | 1 (3) | 0.06 | Dependent/independent only |
| Kidney/gall stones | 3 (8) | 3 (10) | 4 (14) | NS | |
| Kidney disorder | 1 (3) | 0 | 1 (3) | NS | |
| Diabetes | 6 (15) | 9 (30) | 5 (17) | NS | |
| Joint disorders | 20 (50) | 16 (53) | 17 (59) | NS | |
| Epilepsy | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | NS | |
| Cancer | 3 (8) | 4 (13) | 5 (17) | NS | |
| Psychological disorder | 2 (5) | 6 (20) | 9 (31) | NS | |
Note: Significance level P≤0.05.
Abbreviation: NS, not significant.