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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical characteristics of the participants

From: Effect of cognitive and executive functions on perception of quality of life of cognitively normal elderly people dwelling in residential aged care facilities in Sri Lanka

Characteristic

All elderly (n = 237)

Female (n = 151)

Male (n = 86)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Age

 ≤ 70 years

108

45.6

79

52.3

29

33.7

 >  70 years

129

54.4

72

47.7

57

66.3

Education

 Primary and lower secondary education

101

42.6

67

44.4

34

39.5

 Upper secondary, advanced level and higher education

136

57.4

84

55.6

52

60.5

Marital status

 Married

96

40.5

57

37.7

39

45.3

 Unmarried

88

37.1

56

37.1

32

37.2

 Widowed/ Divorced/Separated

53

22.4

38

25.2

15

17.4

Chronic diseases

 No diseases

87

36.7

53

35.1

34

39.5

 1

86

36.3

59

39.1

27

31.4

 ≥ 2

64

27

39

25.8

25

29.1

Physical activity

 Inactive

3

1.3

2

1.3

1

1.2

 Minimally active

169

71.3

101

66.9

68

79.1

 Health Enhancing physical activity

65

27.4

48

31.8

17

19.8