Table 1 Demographic characteristics of older patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (n = 289)
Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 181 | 62.6 |
 Female | 108 | 37.4 |
Age (years) | ||
 60–70 | 185 | 64 |
 71–80 | 97 | 33.6 |
 81–90 | 7 | 2.4 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 182 | 63 |
 Single | 62 | 21.5 |
 Widowed | 36 | 12.5 |
 Divorced | 9 | 3.1 |
Education status | ||
 Primary school | 97 | 33.6 |
 Junior school | 96 | 33.2 |
 High school | 66 | 22.8 |
 University | 30 | 10.4 |
Hospitalization history | ||
 Yes | 67 | 23.2 |
 No | 222 | 76.8 |
Years of CNCDs | ||
  < 5 | 60 | 20.8 |
 5–10 | 85 | 29.4 |
  > 10 | 144 | 49.8 |
Number of CNCDs | ||
 1 | 63 | 21.8 |
 2 | 134 | 46.4 |
  ≥ 3 | 92 | 31.8 |