Table 1. Characteristics of study participants elderly people aged 60 and above years in the community, Meki town, East Ethiopia, 2020.
Variable | n (%) |
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Gender | |
Male | 78 (44.3%) |
Female | 98 (55.7%) |
Age category in year | |
60–64 | 61 (34.7%) |
65–69 | 63 (35.8%) |
70–74 | 24 (13.6%) |
75–79 | 23 (13.1%) |
≥ 80 | 5 (2.8%) |
mean, SD | |
Age in year | 67.6 (5.79) |
Weight in Kg | 70.7 (10.15) |
Height in meters | 1.7 (0.07) |
Serum albumin score in g/dl | 3.7 (0.60) |
MNA (sum score) | 20.7 (3.46) |