Table 1.
General Characteristics of Participants from the Depressive Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Suicide Risk and the Associated Factors Among Elderly Thai people Program (DAS Study)
| General characteristics | Frequency (percent) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| • Female | 561 (69.9) |
| • Male | 242 (30.1) |
| Age (years) | |
| • 60–64 | 260 (32.4) |
| • 65–74 | 358 (44.6) |
| • 75 and more | 184 (23.0) |
| Education level | |
| • Primary school | 498 (62.0) |
| • High school | 192 (23.9) |
| • Bachelor and higher | 113 (14.1) |
| Living status | |
| • Alone | 294 (36.6) |
| • With others | 509 (63.4) |
| Monthly income (USD; 1 USD = 32.76 Baht) | |
| • < 152.62 | 480 (59.8) |
| • 152.62–305.25 | 112 (13.9) |
| • > 305.25 | 211 (26.3) |
| Health care privilege | |
| • Self or private | 132 (16.4) |
| • Civil or state | 491 (61.1) |
| • Universal coverage or social welfare | 180 (22.4) |
| Depression | |
| • Yes | 190 (23.7) |
| • No | 613 (76.3) |
| Hypertension | |
| • Yes | 205 (25.5) |
| • No | 598 (74.5) |
| Diabetes mellitus | |
| • Yes | 53 (6.6) |
| • No | 750 (93.4) |
| Dyslipidemia | |
| • Yes | 61 (7.6) |
| • No | 742 (92.4) |
| Anxiety disorder | |
| • Yes | 51 (6.4) |
| • No | 752 (93.6) |
| Neuroticism | |
| • Low | 216 (26.9) |
| • High | 587 (73.1) |