Table 2.
Life satisfaction in Thai older persons according to the sociodemographic and health-related factors (median, mean and standard deviation (SD))
| Variables | N | % of total | Median | Life satisfaction | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | P-value | ||||
| Total | 1460 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 5.611 | – |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 656 | 44.9 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 5.684 | |
| Female | 804 | 55.1 | 25.0 | 24.3 | 5.552 | 0.656 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 60–69 | 919 | 62.9 | 25.0 | 23.8 | 5.928 | |
| 70–79 | 446 | 30.6 | 26.0 | 24.9 | 4.940 | 0.000 |
| 80 or over | 95 | 6.5 | 26.0 | 24.9 | 5.044 | 0.067 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 59 | 4.1 | 22.0 | 23.2 | 5.036 | |
| Married | 1009 | 69.1 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 5.594 | 0.523 |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 392 | 26.8 | 25.36 | 24.2 | 5.734 | 0.365 |
| Education attainment | ||||||
| No formal education | 63 | 4.3 | 24.0 | 22.7 | 6.133 | |
| Primary school | 1171 | 80.2 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 5.563 | 0.144 |
| Secondary school | 173 | 11.8 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 5.631 | 0.291 |
| Bachelor’s or higher degree | 53 | 3.7 | 28.0 | 26.2 | 5.458 | 0.151 |
| Place of residence | ||||||
| Rural | 856 | 58.7 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 5.595 | |
| Urban | 604 | 41.3 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 5.630 | 0.608 |
| Denture wearing | ||||||
| No | 1088 | 74.5 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 5.735 | |
| Yes | 372 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 24.8 | 5.184 | 0.057 |
| Smoking | ||||||
| Current smoker | 220 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 23.7 | 5.613 | |
| Ex-smoker | 333 | 22.8 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 5.977 | 0.270 |
| Never-smoker | 907 | 62.2 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 5.468 | 0.860 |
| Alcohol drinking | ||||||
| Current drinker | 299 | 20.4 | 26.0 | 24.6 | 5.272 | |
| Ex-drinker | 447 | 30.7 | 25.0 | 23.9 | 6.126 | 0.010 |
| Never-drinker | 714 | 48.9 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 5.404 | 0.776 |
| Regular physical activity | ||||||
| No | 775 | 53.1 | 24.09 | 23.5 | 5.873 | |
| Yes | 685 | 46.9 | 26.0 | 25.0 | 5.194 | 0.000 |
| FV intake (grams/day) | ||||||
| Lower than 400 | 990 | 67.8 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 5.799 | |
| 400 or above | 470 | 32.2 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 5.185 | 0.003 |
| Presence of chronic disease | ||||||
| > 2 diseases | 110 | 7.5 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 5.814 | |
| 2 diseases | 334 | 22.9 | 25.0 | 24.3 | 5.486 | 0.353 |
| 1 disease | 543 | 37.2 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 5.569 | 0.307 |
| No | 473 | 32.4 | 25.0 | 24.3 | 5.638 | 0.414 |
P-value from mean