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Table 1 Weighted means and percentages of selected demographic, socioeconomic and health variables by gender

From: Impact of socioeconomic status and medical conditions on health and healthcare utilization among aging Ghanaians

 

Male

Female

All

Male–female

 

Difference

P value

Mean Age

74.42

73.88

74.15

0.54

0.1686

Married

80.22

21.66

50.94

58.56

0.0000

Akan Tribe

44.67

52.32

48.50

−7.65

0.0052

Illiterate

54.45

81.70

68.08

−27.25

0.0000

Urban residents

39.90

40.50

40.20

−0.6

0.8247

Self employed

72.57

86.06

79.32

−13.49

0.0000

Hypertension

57.96

63.08

60.52

−5.12

0.0498

Diabetes

3.36

4.67

4.02

−1.31

0.1805

Arthritis

15.31

20.54

17.93

−5.23

0.0216

Obesity

6.20

8.59

7.40

−2.39

0.0461

Visual impairment

34.89

38.52

36.71

−3.63

0.1325

Difficulty Moving Around

55.78

65.21

60.50

−9.43

0.0001

Resting issues

62.58

71.79

67.19

−9.21

0.0001

Sleeping Issues

62.06

71.06

66.56

−9.00

0.0001

Depressed Feeling

54.24

61.40

57.82

−7.16

0.0017

Hospitalized, last 12 months

66.98

71.72

69.35

2.37

0.0588