Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants (n = 253).
| Characteristic | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 103(40.7) |
| Female | 150(59.3) | |
| Age | 60–79 | 49(19.4) |
| 80–89 | 174(68.8) | |
| ≥90 | 30(11.8) | |
| Previous residence | Urban area | 204(80.6) |
| Rural area | 49(19.4) | |
| Religious | No | 214(84.6) |
| Yes | 39(15.4) | |
| Marital status | Married | 171(67.6) |
| Single | 82(32.4) | |
| Educational level | Elementary school and below | 49(19.4) |
| Junior high school or high school | 161(63.6) | |
| College and above | 43(17.0) | |
| Pre-retirement occupation | Professional technician/civil servant | 147(58.1) |
| Worker | 67(26.5) | |
| Peasant | 26(10.3) | |
| Other | 13(5.1) | |
| Economic status | Income less than expense | 21(8.3) |
| Income equal with expense | 102(40.3) | |
| Income more than expense | 130(51.4) | |
| Type of health insurance | Urban Employee Insurance | 215(85.0) |
| Urban and Rural Resident Medical Insurance | 29(11.5) | |
| No health insurance | 9(3.5) | |
| Number of chronic diseases | ≤1 | 118(46.6) |
| 2–3 | 107(42.3) | |
| ≥4 | 28(11.1) | |
| Number of medications | 0 | 38(15.0) |
| 1–2 | 141(55.7) | |
| ≥3 | 74(29.2) | |
| Daily living ability (BI) | 100 | 142(52.2) |
| 60–95 | 77(30.4) | |
| 45–55 | 23(9.1) | |
| 25–40 | 10(4.0) | |
| ≤20 | 11(4.3) | |