Table 1 General characteristics of older people according to sex
From: The association between diabetes mellitus and HRQoL of older people in Shanghai
Characteristics | Male N (%) | Female N (%) | Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
60–69 | 3002(57.2) | 3144(53.7) | 6146(55.4) |
70–79 | 1436(27.4) | 1588(27.1) | 3024(27.2) |
≥80 | 806(15.4) | 1127(19.2) | 1933(17.4) |
Registered residence | |||
Rural | 977(18.6) | 1212(20.7) | 2189(19.7) |
Urban | 4267(81.4) | 4647(79.3) | 8914(80.3) |
BMI (kg/m2) | |||
< 18.5 | 300(5.7) | 476(8.1) | 776(7.0) |
18.5–23.9 | 2950(56.3) | 3277(55.9) | 6227 (56.1) |
24–27.9 | 1707(32.6) | 1674(28.6) | 3381(30.5) |
≥28 | 287(5.5) | 432(7.4) | 719(6.5) |
Education | |||
Illiterate | 407(7.8) | 1458(24.9) | 1865(16.8) |
Primary school | 1353(25.8) | 1639(28.0) | 2992(26.9) |
Junior high school | 1643(31.3) | 1473(25.1) | 3116(28.1) |
Senior high school and above | 1841(35.1) | 1289(22.0) | 3130(28.2) |
Marital status | |||
Single | 82(1.6) | 76(1.3) | 158(1.4) |
Widowed | 484(9.2) | 1579(26.9) | 2063(18.6) |
Divorced | 52(1.0) | 81(1.4) | 133(1.2) |
Married | 4626(88.2) | 4123(70.4) | 8749(78.8) |
Income source | |||
Oneself or mate | 4990(95.2) | 5413(92.4) | 10,403(93.7) |
Children or grandchildren | 146(2.8) | 301(5.1) | 447(4.0) |
Social relief | 48(0.9) | 76(1.3) | 124(1.1) |
Other | 60(1.1) | 69(1.2) | 129(1.2) |
Smoking | |||
Never | 3261(62.2) | 5741(98.0) | 9002(81.1) |
Not everyday | 201(3.8) | 64(1.1) | 265(2.4) |
Everyday | 1782(34.0) | 54(0.9) | 1836(16.5) |
Drinking | |||
Yes | 1764(33.6) | 154(2.6) | 1918(17.3) |
No | 3480(66.4) | 5705(97.4) | 9185(82.7) |
Physical exercise | |||
Yes | 2982(56.9) | 3102(52.9) | 6084(54.8) |
No | 2262(43.1) | 2757(47.1) | 5019(45.2) |
Health examination | |||
Yes | 3212(61.3) | 3497(59.7) | 6709(60.4) |
No | 2032(38.7) | 2362(40.3) | 4394(39.6) |
Diabetes mellitus | |||
Yes | 671(12.8) | 745(12.7) | 1416(12.8) |
No | 4573(87.2) | 5114(87.3) | 9687(87.2) |