Table 1 Demographic profiles of the geriatrics according to the nutritional status
Variable | Normal (n = 1039) | Malnourished and at high risk (n = 378) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | female | 494 | 241 | 0.001 |
male | 545 | 137 | ||
Marital status | married | 868 | 285 | 0.009 |
single | 16 | 5 | ||
widow | 155 | 88 | ||
Occupation | retired | 428 | 98 | 0.001 |
employee | 5 | 1 | ||
farmer | 31 | 9 | ||
free | 107 | 25 | ||
housewives | 420 | 222 | ||
unemployed | 46 | 23 | ||
other | 2 | 0 | ||
|  | Mean ± SE |  | ||
Education period | 4.83 ± 0.16 | 2.96 ± 0.22 | 0.0001 | |
Number of children | 5.01 ± 0.063 | 5.23 ± 0.10 | 0.078 | |
Number of family member | 2.62 ± 0.037 | 2.43 ± 0.06 | 0.008 | |