Table 2 Life satisfaction in Thai older persons according to the sociodemographic and health-related factors (median, mean and standard deviation (SD))
Variables | N | % of total | Median | Life satisfaction | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | P-value | ||||
Total | 1460 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 5.611 | – |
Sex | ||||||
 Male | 656 | 44.9 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 5.684 |  |
 Female | 804 | 55.1 | 25.0 | 24.3 | 5.552 | 0.656 |
Age (years) | ||||||
 60–69 | 919 | 62.9 | 25.0 | 23.8 | 5.928 |  |
 70–79 | 446 | 30.6 | 26.0 | 24.9 | 4.940 | 0.000 |
 80 or over | 95 | 6.5 | 26.0 | 24.9 | 5.044 | 0.067 |
Marital status | ||||||
 Single | 59 | 4.1 | 22.0 | 23.2 | 5.036 |  |
 Married | 1009 | 69.1 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 5.594 | 0.523 |
 Widowed/divorced/separated | 392 | 26.8 | 25.36 | 24.2 | 5.734 | 0.365 |
Education attainment | ||||||
 No formal education | 63 | 4.3 | 24.0 | 22.7 | 6.133 |  |
 Primary school | 1171 | 80.2 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 5.563 | 0.144 |
 Secondary school | 173 | 11.8 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 5.631 | 0.291 |
 Bachelor’s or higher degree | 53 | 3.7 | 28.0 | 26.2 | 5.458 | 0.151 |
Place of residence | ||||||
 Rural | 856 | 58.7 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 5.595 |  |
 Urban | 604 | 41.3 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 5.630 | 0.608 |
Denture wearing | ||||||
 No | 1088 | 74.5 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 5.735 |  |
 Yes | 372 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 24.8 | 5.184 | 0.057 |
Smoking | ||||||
 Current smoker | 220 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 23.7 | 5.613 |  |
 Ex-smoker | 333 | 22.8 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 5.977 | 0.270 |
 Never-smoker | 907 | 62.2 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 5.468 | 0.860 |
Alcohol drinking | ||||||
 Current drinker | 299 | 20.4 | 26.0 | 24.6 | 5.272 |  |
 Ex-drinker | 447 | 30.7 | 25.0 | 23.9 | 6.126 | 0.010 |
 Never-drinker | 714 | 48.9 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 5.404 | 0.776 |
Regular physical activity | ||||||
 No | 775 | 53.1 | 24.09 | 23.5 | 5.873 |  |
 Yes | 685 | 46.9 | 26.0 | 25.0 | 5.194 | 0.000 |
FV intake (grams/day) | ||||||
 Lower than 400 | 990 | 67.8 | 25.0 | 24.0 | 5.799 |  |
 400 or above | 470 | 32.2 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 5.185 | 0.003 |
Presence of chronic disease | ||||||
  > 2 diseases | 110 | 7.5 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 5.814 |  |
 2 diseases | 334 | 22.9 | 25.0 | 24.3 | 5.486 | 0.353 |
 1 disease | 543 | 37.2 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 5.569 | 0.307 |
 No | 473 | 32.4 | 25.0 | 24.3 | 5.638 | 0.414 |