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Table 5 Risk of unmet needs by demographic characteristic [N = 303, M (QU, QL), n (%)]

From: Unmet needs of activities of daily living among a community-based sample of disabled elderly people in Eastern China: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Quantity of unmet needs≤5

Quantity of unmet needs≥6

Z/χ2

Disabled elderly people

BIa

57.5(15.0, 80.0)

25.0(0.0, 55.0)

−5.330**

FAQa

17.5(11.0, 26.0)

26.0(20.0, 30.0)

−6.342**

Age (year)a

83.0(76.0, 88.0)

85.0(79.0, 90.0)

−1.835

Gender

Male

77(47.5)

61(43.3)

0.554

Female

85(52.5)

80(56.7)

 

Marital status

Unmarried

74(45.7)

76(53.9)

2.039

Married

88(54.3)

65(46.1)

 

Living area

Urban

77(47.5)

73(51.8)

5.845

Suburban

73(45.1)

48(34.0)

 

Rural

12(7.4)

20(14.2)

 

Education

Illiterate

61(37.7)

54(38.3)

1.191

Primary school

39(24.1)

30(21.3)

 

Junior high school

21(13.0)

17(12.1)

 

Senior high school

22(13.6)

18(12.8)

 

College and above

19(11.7)

22(15.6)

 

Income (month)

≤1000 yuan

63(38.9)

58(41.1)

0.762

1001–3000 yuan

29(17.9)

22(15.6)

 

3001–5000 yuan

35(21.6)

34(24.1)

 

>5000 yuan

35(21.6)

27(19.1)

 

Medical expense (month)

≤1000 yuan

103(63.6)

74(52.5)

17.979**

1001–3000 yuan

28(17.3)

11(7.8)

 

3001–5000 yuan

12(7.4)

22(15.6)

 

>5000 yuan

19(11.7)

34(24.1)

 

Cause of disability

Diseases

115(71.0)

103(73.0)

2.406

Accidents

25(15.4)

14(9.9)

 

Caducity

22(13.6)

24(17.0)

 

Length of disability

≤12 month

18(11.1)

16(11.3)

0.159

13–24 month

34(21.0)

27(19.1)

 

>24 month

110(67.9)

98(69.5)

 

Main caregivers

ZBIa

23.5(13.8, 36.0)

30.0(18.0, 41.5)

−3.073**

FCTIa

8.0(4.0, 14.0)

10.0(7.0, 16.5)

−3.131**

Age (year)a

60.0(50.0, 70.0)

55.0(55.0, 66.0)

−1.412

Gender

Male

50(30.9)

51(36.2)

0.955

Female

112(69.1)

90(63.8)

 

Education

Primary school

83(51.2)

83(58.9)

8.486*

Junior high school

45(27.8)

41(29.1)

 

Senior high school

20(12.3)

15(10.6)

 

College and above

14(8.6)

2(1.4)

 

Relationship

Spouse

52(32.1)

20(14.2)

19.705**b

Children

54(33.3)

41(29.1)

 

Children in law

8(4.9)

10(7.1)

 

Other relatives

4(2.5)

9(6.4)

 

Care workers

41(25.3)

58(41.1)

 

Social worker

3(1.9)

3(2.1)

 

Income (month)

≤1000 yuan

38(23.5)

33(23.4)

13.838**

1001–3000 yuan

49(30.2)

68(48.2)

 

3001–5000 yuan

51(31.5)

23(16.3)

 

>5000 yuan

24(14.8)

17(12.1)

 
  1. BI Barthel Index, FAQ Functional Activities Questionnaire, ZBI Zarit Burden Interview, FCTI Family Caregiver Task Inventory
  2. *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01
  3. aDo not fit the normal distribution
  4. bUse adjusted Chi-squared analysis