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Table 2 Health and lifestyle characteristics of the elderly sample, distributed by gender

From: Nutritional and health status among nursing home residents in Lebanon: comparison across gender in a national cross sectional study

Variables

Women (N = 148)

Men (N = 73)

Total (N = 221)

Chi -square

P

MNA, n (%)

148 (67.89%)

73 (32.11%)

221

0.22

0.89

  Malnutrition (Full MNA < 17)

5 (3.4%)

2 (2.7%)

7 (3.2%)

  

  At risk of malnutrition (Full MNA:17–23)

42 (28.4%)

19 (26.0%)

61 (27.6%)

  

  Well-nourished (Full MNA ≥ 24 or MNA-SF ≥ 12)

101 (68.2%)

52 (71.2%)

153 (69.2%)

  

BMI, Mean (SD)

26.17 (5.72)

25.29 (4.64)

25.88 (5.39)

 

0.266

BMI classification , n (%)

139 (66.5%)

70 (33.5%)

209

4.84

0.184

  Underweight (<21)

23 (16.5%)

10 (14.3%)

33 (15.8%)

  

  Normal weight (21–24.99)

38 (27.3%)

27 (38.6%)

65 (31.1%)

  

  Overweight (25–29.99)

45 (32.4%)

24 (34.3%)

69 (33.0%)

  

  Obese (≥30)

33 (23.7%)

9 (12.9%)

42 (20.1%)

  

Self rated health , n (%)

148 (67.3%)

72 (32.7%)

220

14.5

0.002

  Very good*

99 (66.9%)

55 (76.4%)

154 (70.0%)

  

  Good

42 (28.4%)

9 (12.5%)

51 (23.2%)

  

  Poor

7 (4.7%)

8 (11.1%)

15 (6.8%)

  

Daily Drug intake , n (%)

148 (67.89%)

73 (32.11%)

221

8.82

0.012

  No

12 (8.1%)

16 (21.9%)

28 (12.7%)

  

  ≤3 drugs/day

39 (26.4%)

19 (26.0%)

58 (26.2%)

  

  >3 drugs/day

97 (65.5%)

38 (52.1%)

135 (61.1%)

  

Insomnia , n (%)

144 (66.7%)

72 (33.3%)

216

1.28

0.258

  Yes

101 (70.1%)

45 (62.5%)

146 (67.6%)

  

  No

43 (29.9%)

27 (37.5%)

70 (32.4%)

  

Number of diseases , n (%)

148 (67.89%)

73 (32.11%)

221

4.39

0.111

  No

23 (15.5%)

20 (27.4%)

43 (19.5%)

  

  ≤3

109 (73.6%)

46 (63.0%)

155 (70.1%)

  

  >3

16 (10.8%)

7 (9.6%)

23 (10.4%)

  

Hospitalization during last year , n (%)

147 (66.82%)

73 (33.18%)

220

0.25

0.617

  Yes

43 (29.3%)

19 (26.0%)

62 (28.2%)

  

  No

104 (70.7%)

54 (74.0%)

158 (71.8%)

  

Nutritional supplements intake , n (%)

148 (67.89%)

73 (32.11%)

221

3.63

0.057

  Yes

85 (57.4%)

32 (43.8%)

117 (52.9%)

  

  No

63 (42.6%)

41 (56.2%)

104 (47.1%)

  

Physical activities , n (%)

148 (67.89%)

73 (32.11%)

221

11.4

0.003

  No

88 (59.5%)

29 (39.7%)

117 (52.9%)

  

  Occasionally

42 (28.4%)

23 (31.5%)

65 (29.4%)

  

  Regularly

18(12.2%)

21 (28.8%)

39 (17.6%)

  

Current smokers , n (%)

148 (67.89%)

73 (32.11%)

221

11.22

0.001

  Yes

31 (20.9%)

31 (42.5%)

62 (28.1%)

  

  No

117 (79.1%)

42 (57.5%)

159 (71.9%)

  

Chronic pain , n (%)

147 (66.82%)

73 (33.18%)

220

5.47

0.019

  Yes

81 (55.1%)

28 (38.4%)

109 (49.5%)

  

  No

66 (44.9%)

45 (61.6%)

111 (50.5%)

  

Oral health problems , n (%)

148 (67.89%)

73 (32.11%)

221

4.5

0.034

  Yes

75 (50.7%)

48 (65.8%)

123 (55.7%)

  

  No

73 (49.3%)

25 (34.2%)

98 (44.3%)

  
  1. Legend: MNA: Mini Nutritional Assessment, BMI: Body mass index. *Elderly who reported excellent and very good health.