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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants in the study

From: Association between community environment and dependency among the elderly people from a service provision perspective

Variable categories

n

%

Characteristic variables (n, %)

Sex

 Male

380

41.6

 Female

533

58.4

Marital status

 Married

734

80.4

 Non-married

179

19.6

Education levels (yr)

 0–6

176

19.3

 7–9

353

38.7

 10–12

211

23.1

 13 + 

173

18.9

Individual income

 ¥0 to 1,999

550

60.2

 ¥2,000 to 3,999

230

25.2

 ¥4,000 to 5,999

87

9.5

 ¥6,000 and Over

46

5.1

Smoking status

 Yes

126

13.8

 No

787

86.2

Alcohol use

 Yes

186

20.4

 No

727

79.6

Physical activity

 Yes

360

39.4

 No

553

60.6

Chronic disease status

 Yes

611

66.9

 No

302

33.1

Measured Variables (Mean, SD)

 Age (yr)

68.6

6.5

 Dependency scores

43.4

12.8

 GDS-15 scores

3.4

3.0

 EPQ scores

22.3

4.1

  1. GDS-15 The 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale
  2. EPQ The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire