Table 2.

Behavioral and lifestyle characteristics of old-aged patients attending Sheik Hassan Yebere Referral and Karamara General Hospitals Jigjiga, Ethiopia, 2020 (N = 188).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
BMI(Body mass index)	Underweight	33	17.6
	Overweight	41	21.8
	Normal	114	60.6
Smoking	Yes	51	27.1
	No	137	72.9
Drinking alcohol	Yes	16	8.5
	No	172	91.5
Brushing teeth daily	Yes	83	44.1
	No	105	55.9
Eating habits per day	Once	1	0.5
	Twice	16	8.5
	Three times or more	171	91
Contact with pet	Yes	62	33
	No	126	67