SRH very bad/bad/fair

SRH good/very good

p-value

Item

n(%)

n(%)

179(59.67)

121(40.33)

characteristics

Age [Mean ± SD]

[68.55 ± 6.93]

[68.87 ± 5.35]

0.67

Sex

Male

80

53.33

70

46.67

0.02

Female

99

66

51

34

Partner

Not alive

48

61.54

30

38.46

0.69

alive

131

59.01

91

40.99

Dependents number

[5.28 ± 1.92]

[4.94 ± 1.74]

0.11

Total years of education [Mean ± SD]

[8.59 ± 3.04]

[10.75 ± 4.16]

<0.001

Employment

No

132

59.46

90

40.54

0.90

Yes

47

60.26

31

39.74

Log of per capita monthly household expenditures [Mean ± SD]

[7.85 ± 0.54]

[8.08 ± 0.35]

<0.001

Medical insurance

Yes

78

51.66

73

48.34

<0.001

No

101

67.79

48

32.21

BMI [Mean ± SD]

[23.40 ± 2.51]

[23.19 ± 2.76]

0.48

Number of symptoms [Mean ± SD]

[7.93 ± 0.31]

[7.36 ± 0.77]

<0.001

Feeling depressed

No

163

57.80

119

42.20

<0.001††

Yes

16

88.89

2

11.11

Experience of daily life difficulty due to health problems

No

3

13.04

20

86.96

<0.001††

Yes

176

63.54

101

36.46

Physical activities

No

176

87.13

26

12.87

<0.001††

Yes

3

3.06

95

96.94

Number of cigarette sticks per day

[0.22 ± 1.48]

[2.31 ± 6.42]

<0.001

Alcohol consumption per day (ml)

[50.00 ± 122.13]

[86.77 ± 114.15]

0.01

Average sleeping hours [Mean ± SD]

[6.63 ± 0.78]

[6.49 ± 0.50]

0.01

Book reading

No

174

63.74

99

36.26

<0.001††

Yes

5

18.52

22

81.48

Contact with friends

No

139

72.40

53

27.60

<0.001

Yes

40

37.04

68

62.96

Community activity participation

No

179

61.72

111

38.28

<0.001††

Yes

0

0.00

10

100.00

Taking care of grandchildren

No

89

56.69

68

43.31

0.27

Yes

90

62.94

53

37.06

Feeling happiness

not happy

141

59.75

95

40.25

0.95††

happy

38

59.38

26

40.63

Satisfaction

No

94

58.75

66

41.25

0.72

Yes

85

60.71

55

39.29