Table 2 Personal characteristics of the participants in the groups
From: Subjective well-being predicts Covid-19 risk in the elderly: a case–control study
Variables | All (N = 180) | Case (N = 90) | Control (N = 90) | p.value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Occupation | 0. 420 | |||
Retired | 33 (18.3) | 18 (20.0) | 15 (16.7) | |
Business person | 56 (31.1) | 30 (33.3) | 26 (28.9) | |
Unemployed | 16 (8.9) | 6 (6.7) | 10 (11.1) | |
Housewife | 75 (41.7) | 36 (40.0) | 39 (43.3) | |
Educational level | 0.123 | |||
Literacy | 89 (49.7) | 38 (42.2) | 51 (57.3) | |
< Diploma | 72 (40.2) | 40 (44.4) | 32 (36.0) | |
Diploma | 16 (8.9) | 10 (11.1) | 6 (6.7) | |
University | 2 (1.1) | 2 (2.2) | 0. (0.0) | |
Income adequacy from the individual perspective | 0.765 | |||
Enough | 31 (17.4) | 17 (18.9) | 14 (15.9) | |
Nearly enough | 108 (60.7) | 55 (61.1) | 53 (60.2) | |
Not enough | 39 (21.9) | 18 (20.0) | 21 (23.9) | |
Marital status | 0.500 | |||
Married | 153 (85.0) | 77 (85.6) | 76 (84.4) | |
Single | 27 (15.0) | 13 (14.4) | 14 (15.6) | |
Chronic diseases | 0.185 | |||
No | 93 (51.7) | 43 (47.8) | 50 (55.6) | |
Yes | 87 (48.3) | 47 (52.2) | 40 (44.4) | |
Comorbidity | 0.001 | |||
No | 158 (87.8) | 74 (82.2) | 84 (93.3) | |
Yes | 22 (12.2) | 16 (17.8) | 6 (6.7) | |
Self-rated healthy | 0.001 | |||
Not healthy | 49 (27.2) | 35 (38.9) | 14 (15.6) | |
Like others | 67 (37.2) | 36 (40) | 31 (34.4) | |
Better than others | 64 (35.6) | 19 (21.1) | 45 (50) | |
Living status | 0.170 | |||
Alone | 16 (8.9) | 6 (6.7) | 10 (11.2) | |
Living with family (spouse and children) | 58 (32.4) | 34 (37.8) | 24 (27.0) | |
Living with spouse | 82 (458) | 36 (40.0) | 46 (51.7) | |
Living with children | 23 (12.8) | 14 (15.6) | 9 (10.1) | |
Infection of other family members with covid-19 | 0.001 | |||
No | 108 (62.8) | 38 (43.2) | 70 (83.3) | |
Yes | 64 (37.2) | 50 (56.8) | 14 (16.7) |