Table 2 Socio-demographic and clinical data of participants

Age (Mean ± SD)

70.00 ± 4.41

74.56 ± 5.42*

Gender

 Female

15

13

 Male

1

5

Religion

 Buddhist

4

6

 Catholic

1

0

 Taoist

8

6

 Christian

2

1

 Others

1

5

Years of education (Mean ± SD)

6.25 ± 2.60

5.44 ± 3.59

Education level

 None

0

2

 Primary

10

11

 Secondary

6

4

 Pre-U/University

0

1

Employment Status

 No former employment/ retired

9

13

 Part-time

5

2

 Housewife

2

3

Marital Status

 Single

3

1

 Married

7

11

 Divorced/Separated

3

0

 Widowed

3

6

No of children

2.06 ± 1.34

2.39 ± 1.69

Living Arrangement

 Alone

8

6

 Spouse/older family member

7

10

 Unrelated person

1

2

Housing Type

 1 or 2-room

2

2

 3-room

8

6

 4-room

3

2

 5-room

3

8

House ownership

 Self-owned

13

17

 Family members/ rental

3

1

Disposable income per month

  < $500

3

6

 $500-$750

5

4

 $751-$1000

1

3

  > $1000

7

5

No. of medical conditions

2.52 ± 2.31

2.56 ± 2.01

 Hypertension

9

8

 Hyperlipidemia

7

5

 Diabetes

2

2

 Heart Problems

0

2

 Asthma

2

0

 Osteoarthritis

6

6

 Cancer

1

3

 Kidney Problems

1

0

 Stroke

1

1

 Cataract

6

11

 Depression

1

0

 History of falls

8

5

BMI

23.58 ± 3.97

24.50 ± 3.91

WHR

0.90 ± 0.08

0.91 ± 0.77

MOCA score

26.63 ± 1 .50

25.33 ± 2.77

GDS score

2.19 ± 2.14

2.61 ± 2.10