Prevalence and determinants of self-reported functional status among older adults residing in the largest refugee camp of the world

Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (N = 864)

Characteristics	n	%	Functional abilites (%)
Characteristics	n	%	Good (n = 635, 73.5%)	Limited (n = 229, 26.5%)	P-value
Age (year)
60–69	625	72.3	76.0	24.0	0.006
70–79	190	22.0	69.5	30.5
>= 80	49	5.7	57.1	42.9
Sex
Male	486	56.3	77.4	22.6	0.003
Female	378	43.8	68.5	31.5
Marital status
Married	683	79.1	74.8	25.2	0.087
Without partner	181	21.0	68.5	31.5
Formal schooling
No formal schooling	769	89.0	73.7	26.3	0.654
Having formal schooling	95	11.0	71.6	28.4
Family size
≤ 4	372	43.1	71.0	29.0	0.143
> 4	492	56.9	75.4	24.6
Family monthly income (BDT)*
Living on aid only	580	67.1	70.7	29.3	0.011
< 5000	220	25.5	77.3	22.7
>= 5000	64	7.4	85.9	14.1
Current occupation
Employed	94	10.9	78.7	21.3	0.224
Unemployed/retired	770	89.1	72.9	27.1
Living arrangement
Living with family	782	90.5	74.3	25.7	0.099
Living alone	82	9.5	65.9	34.2
Problem in memory or concentration
No problem	363	42.0	80.4	19.6	< 0.001
Low memory or concentration	501	58.0	68.5	31.5
Suffering from non-communicable chronic conditions
No	431	49.9	71.7	28.3	0.231
Yes	433	50.1	75.3	24.7
Level of physical activity
Regular physical activity	295	34.1	79.7	20.3	0.003
None or mainly sedentary	569	65.9	70.3	29.7
Feeling of loneliness
No	163	18.9	87.7	12.3	< 0.001
Yes	701	81.1	70.2	29.8

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