From: Self-reported generalised pruritus among community-dwelling older adults in Malaysia
SRH1 (n = 747) | Total | χ2or Fisher’s exact test | p-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor orW fair | Good, very good or excellent | ||||
Generalised pruritus: | |||||
Yes | 20 (43.5%) | 26 (56.5%) | 46 | 0.117 | 0.732 |
No | 323 (46.1%) | 378 (53.9%) | 701 | ||
SRH2 (n = 738) | |||||
Poor or fair | Good, very good or excellent | ||||
Generalised pruritus: | |||||
Yes | 15 (32.6%) | 31 (67.4%) | 46 | 0.474 | 0.491 |
No | 193 (27.9%) | 499 (72.1%) | 692 | ||
Depression (n = 749) | |||||
Yes | No | ||||
Generalised pruritus: | |||||
Yes | 7 (15.6%) | 38 (84.4%) | 45 | 1.732 | 0.188 |
No | 67 (9.5%) | 637 (90.5%) | 704 | ||
Stress (n = 751) | |||||
Yes | No | ||||
Generalised pruritus: | |||||
Yes | 1 (2.2%) | 44 (97.8%) | 45 | 0.537 | 0.463 |
No | 32 (4.5%) | 674 (95.5%) | 706 | ||
Anxiety (n = 749) | |||||
Yes | No | ||||
Generalised pruritus: | |||||
Yes | 6 (13.3%) | 39 (86.7%) | 45 | 0.017 | 0.897 |
No | 99 (14.0%) | 607 (86.0%) | 706 | ||
Sleep Quality(n = 756) | |||||
Poor | Good | ||||
Generalised pruritus: | |||||
Yes | 31 (67.4%) | 15 (32.6%) | 46 | 4.348 | 0.047* |
No | 366 (51.5%) | 344 (48.5%) | 710 |