Table 1 Associations between personal characteristics and nutritional status in elderly people

Age Mean (SD)

70.00 ± 7.28

70.81 ± 7.43

68.21 ± 6.95

Age group (y)

 60–75

3.1

22

74.9

  ≥ 76

3

38.8

58.2

Gender

 Female

4.5

34.1

61.4

 Male

2.8

21.7

75.5

Marital status

 Married

3

21.2

75.8

 widowed/divorced/single

3.3

36.7

60

Education

 Illiterate

5.2

40.8

54

 Primary/middle school

4.9

24.7

70.4

 high school

1.1

12.4

86.5

 University

–

19.3

80.7

Residency

 Urban

2.6

23.4

74

 Rural

5.3

35.1

56.9

Financial dependency

 Dependent

7.5

30

62.5

 Independent¹

2.1

21.4

76.5

Family Income²

 Inadequate

6.6

36.8

56.6

 Almost enough

5.6

28.5

65.9

 Adequate

–

13.5

86.5

Occupation

 Unemployed

2.6

28.3

69.1

 Part-time work

5.9

21.6

72.5

 Full-time work

2.4

14.3

83.3

The house

Rent

–

30.8

69.2

 children home

–

–

100

 own

3.2

25.6

71.1

Live with

 Alone

2

31.4

66.7

 Spouse

2.9

21.6

75.4

 Children

5.1

41

53.8

Children number

Mean (SD)

5.10 ± 0.87

4.45 ± 1.98

3.61 ± 1.74)