Table 1.
Distribution of participants by sociodemographic variables
| Variable name | Variable categories | Men (n=160), n (%) | Women (n=222), n (%) | Total (n=382), n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 60-64 | 59 (36.8) | 58 (26.1) | 117 (30.6) |
| 65-69 | 40 (25.0) | 71 (31.9) | 111 (29.0) | |
| 70-74 | 31 (19.4) | 39 (17.6) | 70 (18.3) | |
| 75 and above | 30 (18.8) | 54 (24.4) | 84 (22.0) | |
| Education | Illiterate | 47 (29.2) | 195 (87.6) | 242 (63.2) |
| Less than primary | 29 (18.6) | 20 (9.3) | 49 (13.2) | |
| Primary | 24 (14.9) | 5 (2.2) | 29 (7.5) | |
| More than primary | 60 (37.3) | 2 (0.8) | 62 (16.1) | |
| Current occupation | Homemaker | 11 (6.9) | 128 (57.6) | 139 (36.4) |
| Others | 40 (25) | 6 (2.7) | 46 (12.4) | |
| Not doing anything | 109 (68.1) | 88 (39.6) | 197 (51.6) | |
| Type of family | Extended | 149 (93.2) | 209 (94.2) | 358 (93.8) |
| Nuclear | 11 (6.8) | 13 (5.8) | 24 (6.2) | |
| Marital status | Married | 129 (80.1) | 113 (50.9) | 242 (63) |
| Widow (er) | 31 (19.9) | 108 (48.9) | 139 (36.8) | |
| Separated | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) | |
| Living arrangement | Living with spouse and children | 119 (74.4) | 108 (48.7) | 227 (59.4) |
| Living with spouse only/alone | 10 (6.3) | 8 (3.6) | 18 (4.7) | |
| Living with children only | 31 (19.4) | 106 (47.8) | 137 (35.9) | |
| Economic dependence | Independent | 94 (58.4) | 10 (4.4) | 104 (26.9) |
| Partially dependent | 59 (37.3) | 173 (78.2) | 232 (61.1) | |
| Dependent | 7 (4.4) | 39 (17.3) | 46 (11.9) | |
| Smoking | Never smoker | 26 (16.8) | 111 (50.2) | 137 (36.3) |
| Former smoker | 30 (18.6) | 38 (16.9) | 68 (17.6) | |
| Current smoker | 104 (64.6) | 73 (32.9) | 177 (46.1) | |
| Physical activity | Engaged | 98 (60.9) | 132 (59.1) | 230 (60.2) |
| Not engaged | 62 (39.1) | 90 (40.9) | 152 (39.8) |