Table 1. Socio-demographic and clinical data of participants (N = 150).
| Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 70.1±5.1 | |
| Age | ||
| 65–69 | 80 | 53.3 |
| 70–74 | 43 | 28.7 |
| 75–79 | 16 | 10.7 |
| ≥80 | 11 | 7.3 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 49 | 32.7 |
| Female | 101 | 67.3 |
| Education | ||
| Cannot write and read | 88 | 58.7 |
| Primary school | 42 | 28.0 |
| Secondary school | 16 | 10.7 |
| University/college | 4 | 2.7 |
| Setting | ||
| In patient | 52 | 34.7 |
| Outpatient | 98 | 65.3 |
| Primary diagnosis | ||
| Hypertension | 31 | 20.7 |
| Myocardial Infarction | 3 | 2.0 |
| Chronic liver disease | 6 | 4.0 |
| CAP | 3 | 2.0 |
| Tuberculosis | 2 | 1.3 |
| Congestive Heart Failure; | 31 | 20.7 |
| Diabetic Mellitus | 18 | 12.0 |
| Stroke | 15 | 10.0 |
| Thyrotoxicosis | 11 | 7.3 |
| Coronary artery disease | 10 | 6.7 |
| Chronic Kidney Disease; | 7 | 4.7 |
| Arthritis | 5 | 3.3 |
| Asthma & COPD | 6 | 4.0 |
| Others | 2 | 1.3 |
| No of prior hospital visits (Mean ± SD) | 1.1±1.4 | |
| CCI (Mean ± SD) | 2.5±1.3 | |
| No of medications (Mean ± SD) | 5.7 ±1.2 | |
Abbreviations: CAP: Community-acquired pneumonia; CCI: Charlson comorbidity index; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SD: Standard deviation