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Table 1 Other socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample

From: Item response analysis of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory among the elderly in China: dimensionality and differential item functioning test

Ā 

female

male

total

Marital status

ā€ƒMarried

531 (54%)

445 (46%)

976 (100%)

ā€ƒUnmarried

2 (40%)

3 (60%)

5 (100%)

ā€ƒDivorced

43 (61%)

27 (39%)

70 (100%)

ā€ƒWidowed

206 (78%)

57 (22%)

263 (100%)

Education

ā€ƒPrimary school

179 (67%)

88 (33%)

267 (100%)

ā€ƒmiddle school

189 (58%)

135 (42%)

324 (100%)

ā€ƒHigh school

140 (56%)

111 (44%)

251 (100%)

ā€ƒCollege degree or above

145 (45%)

176 (55%)

321 (100%)

ā€ƒOther

129 (85%)

22 (15%)

151 (100%)

Somatic diseases

ā€ƒNo diseases

110 (50%)

112 (50%)

222 (100%)

ā€ƒAt least one diseases

648 (62%)

404 (38%)

1052 (100%)

Total

782 (60%)

532 (40%)

1314 (100%)