Exploration of subgroups and predictors of loneliness among older adults in rural China: A latent profile analysis

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

Characteristics	N	%/M ± SD
Age
60–69	351	51.6
70–79	249	36.6
≥ 80	80	11.8
Gender
Male	308	45.3
Female	372	54.7
Religion
Yes	124	18.2
No	556	81.8
Marital status
Married	482	70.9
Single/divorced/widowed	198	29.1
Education
Primary school and less	440	64.7
Middle school	148	21.8
Senior high school or more	92	13.5
Self-assessment of health status
Poor	276	40.6
General	223	32.8
Better	181	26.6
Living alone
Yes	160	23.5
No	520	76.5
Economic status (yuan/month)
< 1000	420	61.8
1000–3000	189	27.8
>3000	71	10.4
Number of chronic diseases
0	84	12.4
1	254	37.4
≥ 2	342	50.3
Use smartphone
Yes	106	15.6
No	574	84.4
LSOA (score, M ± SD)	—	72.34 ± 20.18

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