Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents categorized by nutritional status
Variables | Malnourished (n = 32) | At risk of malnutrition (n = 73) | Well-nourished (n = 20) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.021 |
 Mean ± SD | 69.6 ± 6.8 | 68.2 ± 7.7 | 64.7 ± 3.9 |  |
Gender n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.08 |
 Male | 13 (22.0) | 32 (54.3) | 14 (23.7) |  |
 Female | 19 (28.8) | 41 (62.1) | 6 (9.1) |  |
Living without partner n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.053a |
 Yes | 14 (28.6) | 32 (65.3) | 3 (6.1) |  |
 No | 18 (23.7) | 41 (53.9) | 17 (22.4) |  |
Education status n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.025a |
 No formal education | 22 (32.8) | 39 (58.2) | 6 (9.0) |  |
 Up to primary education | 5 (20.0) | 17 (68.0) | 3 (12.0) |  |
 Secondary and above | 5 (15.2) | 17 (51.5) | 11 (33.3) |  |
Occupational status n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.298a |
 Employed | 3 (16.7) | 9 (50.0) | 6 (33.3) |  |
 Homemaker | 11 (23.4) | 30 (63.8) | 6 (12.8) |  |
 Unemployed/Retired | 18 (30.0) | 34 (56.7) | 8 (13.3) |  |