Total (n = 125) | Type 1 (n = 20) | Type 2 (n = 23) | Type 3 (n = 82) | |||||
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
City | ||||||||
City A | 56 | (72.7) | 14 | (70.0) | 14 | (60.9) | 28 | (82.4) |
City B | 21 | (27.3) | 6 | (30.0) | 9 | (39.1) | 6 | (17.6) |
Age, mean ± SD (range) | 80.0 ± 8.7 | (65 - 101) | 72.8 ± 6.8 | (65 - 88) | 73.6 ± 6.0 | (65 - 84) | 83.0 ± 7.9 | (65 - 101) |
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 40 | (32.3) | 7 | (36.8) | 8 | (34.8) | 25 | (30.5) |
Female | 84 | (67.7) | 12 | (63.2) | 15 | (65.2) | 57 | (69.5) |
Marital status | ||||||||
Never married | 3 | (2.5) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (8.7) | 1 | (1.3) |
Married/partner | 57 | (46.7) | 16 | (80.0) | 14 | (60.9) | 27 | (34.2) |
Widowed | 56 | (45.9) | 4 | (20.0) | 6 | (26.1) | 46 | (58.2) |
Separated | 1 | (0.8) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (1.3) |
Divorced | 5 | (4.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (4.3) | 4 | (5.1) |
Living arrangement | ||||||||
Alone | 38 | (31.9) | 1 | (5.0) | 4 | (17.4) | 33 | (43.4) |
With spouse/partner only | 40 | (33.6) | 11 | (55.0) | 13 | (56.5) | 16 | (21.1) |
With spouse/partner and other(s) | 16 | (13.4) | 5 | (25.0) | 2 | (8.7) | 9 | (11.8) |
With child (not spouse/partner) | 21 | (17.6) | 3 | (15.0) | 4 | (17.4) | 14 | (18.4) |
With parent(s) | 2 | (1.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (2.6) |
With other relative(s) | 2 | (1.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (2.6) |
Education | ||||||||
Primary school | 4 | (3.9) | 1 | (5.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (4.9) |
Junior high school | 23 | (22.5) | 2 | (10.5) | 6 | (27.3) | 15 | (24.6) |
High school | 55 | (53.9) | 11 | (57.9) | 10 | (45.5) | 34 | (55.7) |
Vocational school/junior college | 13 | (12.7) | 3 | (15.8) | 4 | (18.1) | 6 | (9.9) |
University | 7 | (6.9) | 2 | (10.5) | 2 | (9.1) | 3 | (4.9) |
Disease | ||||||||
Coronary artery disease | 15 | (13.5) | 3 | (18.8) | 2 | (12.6) | 10 | (12.6) |
Congested heart failure | 6 | (5.4) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (17.6) | 3 | (3.9) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 3 | (2.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (3.9) |
Diabetes | 23 | (19.7) | 2 | (11.8) | 5 | (25.0) | 16 | (20.3) |
Cancer | 13 | (11.4) | 2 | (11.8) | 2 | (11.2) | 9 | (11.4) |
Cerebrovascular disease | 30 | (27.3) | 1 | (6.3) | 4 | (23.6) | 25 | (32.5) |
Hypertension | 65 | (54.2) | 6 | (31.6) | 11 | (52.4) | 48 | (60.0) |