Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of older adults with different health conditions (n = 485).
| Characteristics | Healthy (n = 72) | With one disease (n = 183) | Multimorbidity (n = 230) | F/χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 67.17 ± 6.86 | 69.29 ± 7.26 | 72.11 ± 7.76 | 14.88 | <0.001 |
| Gender | 5.48 | 0.064 | |||
| Male | 19 (26.4) | 59 (32.2) | 92 (40.0) | ||
| Female | 53 (73.6) | 124 (67.8) | 138 (60.0) | ||
| Education | 4.70 | 0.583 | |||
| Primary school at least | 12 (16.7) | 23 (12.6) | 33 (14.3) | ||
| Junior high school | 18 (25.0) | 55 (30.1) | 76 (33.0) | ||
| Senior high school | 28 (38.9) | 56 (30.6) | 69 (30.0) | ||
| College and above | 14 (19.4) | 49 (26.8) | 52 (22.6) | ||
| Monthly income (CNY) | 11.63 | 0.168 | |||
| ≤500 | 4 (5.6) | 7 (3.8) | 8 (3.5) | ||
| 501–1,999 | 4 (5.6) | 8 (4.4) | 5 (2.2) | ||
| 2,000–3,999 | 37 (51.4) | 81 (44.3) | 88 (38.3) | ||
| 4,000–5,999 | 23 (31.9) | 67 (36.6) | 93 (40.4) | ||
| ≥6,000 | 4 (5.6) | 20 (10.9) | 36 (15.7) | ||
| Living arrangements | 5.87 | 0.438 | |||
| Living alone | 7 (9.7) | 26 (14.2) | 33 (14.3) | ||
| With children | 25 (34.7) | 63 (34.4) | 82 (35.7) | ||
| With spouse | 37 (51.4) | 93 (50.8) | 112 (48.7) | ||
| Others | 3 (4.2) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.3) |
Note: Data are n (%), or Mean ± SD.