Table 3.
Sample characteristics of the selected participants.
| Variable | Total | Men | Women | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 7236) | (n = 3879) | (n = 3357) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age | <0.001 b | |||
| Median (Min, Max) | 62 (45, 101) | 63 (45, 92) | 60 (45, 101) | |
| Residence | <0.001 a | |||
| Urban | 2743 (37.9) | 1376 (35.5) | 1367 (40.7) | |
| Rural | 4493 (62.1) | 2503 (64.5) | 1990 (59.3) | |
| Education | <0.001 a | |||
| Illiterate | 1107 (21.8) | 275 (10.1) | 832 (35.5) | |
| ≤Primary school | 2237 (44.0) | 1297 (47.4) | 940 (40.1) | |
| Middle school | 1117 (22.0) | 721 (26.4) | 396 (16.9) | |
| ≥High school | 620 (11.2) | 442 (16.2) | 178 (7.6) | |
| Missing | 2155 | 1144 | 1011 | |
| Marital Status | <0.001 a | |||
| Divorced/widowed/single | 1454 (20.1) | 479 (12.3) | 975 (29.0) | |
| Married/cohabitating | 5782 (79.9) | 3400 (87.7) | 2382 (71.0) | |
| Retired | <0.001 a | |||
| No | 4622 (65.1) | 2694 (70.7) | 1928 (58.6) | |
| Yes | 2476 (34.9) | 1114 (29.3) | 1362 (41.4) | |
| Missing | 138 | 71 | 67 | |
| Personal Income | 0.155 b | |||
| Median (Min, Max) | 2640 (−65,775, 650,150) | 2605 (−65,775, 302,562) | 2700 (−8450, 650,150) | |
| Missing | 3611 | 1917 | 1694 | |
| Drinking | <0.001 a | |||
| No | 4624 (63.9) | 1766 (45.6) | 2858 (85.2) | |
| Yes | 2608 (36.1) | 2111 (54.4) | 497 (14.8) | |
| Missing | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Smoking | <0.001 a | |||
| No | 5072 (70.1) | 1904 (49.1) | 3168 (94.4) | |
| Yes | 2159 (29.9) | 1971 (50.9) | 188 (5.6) | |
| Missing | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| Number of Types of NCDs | <0.001 a | |||
| 0 | 1015 (17.1) | 608 (18.9) | 407 (14.8) | |
| 1 | 1449 (24.3) | 820 (25.5) | 629 (22.9) | |
| 2 | 1324 (22.2) | 694 (21.6) | 630 (23.0) | |
| ≥3 | 2164 (36.4) | 1088 (33.9) | 1076 (39.2) | |
| Missing | 1284 | 669 | 615 | |
| ADLs | <0.001 a | |||
| No | 5630 (78.5) | 3152 (82.0) | 2478 (74.4) | |
| Yes | 1544 (21.5) | 693 (18.0) | 851 (25.6) | |
| Missing | 62 | 34 | 28 | |
| Living Near Children | 0.001 a | |||
| No | 3313 (45.8) | 1849 (47.7) | 1464 (43.6) | |
| Yes | 3923 (54.2) | 2030 (52.3) | 1893 (56.4) | |
| Economic Support | 0.010 a | |||
| No | 504 (7.0) | 298 (7.7) | 206 (43.6) | |
| Yes | 6732 (93.0) | 3581 (92.3) | 3151 (93.9) | |
| Weekly Contact | <0.001 a | |||
| No | 1570 (21.7) | 930 (24.0) | 640 (19.1) | |
| Yes | 5663 (78.3) | 2946 (76.0) | 2717 (80.9) | |
| Missing | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Cognitive function | <0.001 c | |||
| Mean (SD) | 13.97 (5.50) | 14.63 (5.09) | 13.20 (5.84) |
N.B. Total percentages of some variables are not equal to 100 due to rounding. a—Outcomes of χ2, b—outcomes of Wilcoxon rank sum test, c—outcomes of independent sample t-test.