TABLE 1.
Baseline data of general characteristics, chronic diseases, Mini Nutritional Assessment, and activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs and IADLs).
| Variates | Non-depression (n = 148, 70.1%) |
Depression (n = 63, 29.9%) |
P |
| Age, median (IQR), years | 78.50 (69.00, 87.00) | 84.00 (74.00, 89.00) | 0.024* |
| Sex, male, n (%) | 117 (55.5) | 43 (20.4) | 0.094 |
| Smoke, n (%) | 61 (28.9) | 22 (10.4) | 0.392 |
| Drink, n (%) | 68 (32.2) | 21 (10.0) | 0.090 |
| Exercise, n (%) | 98 (46.4) | 29 (13.7) | 0.006* |
| CVD, n (%) | 50 (23.7) | 48 (22.7) | <0.001* |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 47 (22.3) | 20 (9.5) | 0.999 |
| PUD, n (%) | 21 (10) | 26 (12.3) | <0.001* |
| MNA, median (IQR) | 24.00 (22.00, 26.00) | 19.00 (16.50, 22.00) | <0.001* |
| ADLs and IADLs, median (IQR) | 16.00 (14.00, 23.50) | 24.00 (16.50, 32.00) | <0.001* |
CVD, cardiovascular disease; PUD, peptic ulcer disease; MNA, Mini Nutritional Assessment; ADLs and IADLs, Activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living.
*p < 0.05.