Table 2 Participant characteristics
From: Community participation of community dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study
Characteristic | Participants (n = 46) |
|---|---|
Gender (M:F) n (%) | 13:33 (72:28) |
Age mean (SD) years | 74 (5) |
BMI mean (SD) | 28 (5) |
 Underweight n (%) | 0 (0) |
 Normal n (%) | 16 (34) |
 Overweight n (%) | 15 (33) |
 Obese n (%) | 15 (33) |
Marital status n (%) | |
 Single/never married | 2 (4) |
 Separated/divorced | 10 (22) |
 Widowed | 16 (35) |
 Married/defacto | 18 (39) |
Education level n (%) | |
High-school | 9 (19) |
 Post-secondary | 16 (35) |
 Bachelor degree | 11 (24) |
 Post-graduate | 10 (22) |
Index of Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage score (IRSAD) n (%) | |
 1 | 4 (9) |
 2 | 4 (9) |
 3 | 14 (30) |
 4 | 15 (33) |
 5 | 9 (20) |
Employment status n (%) | |
 Employed | 2 (4) |
 Retired | 44 (96) |
Volunteer n (%) | 28 (61) |
No. of volunteer hours per week mean (SD) | 4 (7) |
Pet owner n (%) | 13 (28) |
No. of co-morbidities mean (SD) | 2 (1) |
Self-rated general health n (%) | |
 Excellent | 8 (17) |
 Very good | 25 (54) |
 Good | 13 (28) |
 Fair | 0 (0) |
 Poor | 0 (0) |
SMMSE mean (SD) | 29 (1) |