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Determinants of Physical Health of Older People in Iran

Table 1

Demographic features of study population.


Variables	Number (%)	Physical health (mean ± SD)
Variables	Number (%)	ADL	value	SF-36	value

Age
60–65	152 (46.1)		0.005		0.002
66–70	178 (53.9)		0.005		0.002
Gender
Male	148 (44.8)		0.129		0.009
Female	182 (55.2)		0.129		0.009
Marital status
Married	228 (69.1)		0.968		0.078
Other	102 (30.9)		0.968		0.078
Education status
Illiterate	138 (41.8)		0.417		0.001
Diploma or lower	171 (51.8)
University	21 (6.4)
Employment status
Employed	57 (17.3)		0.001		<0.0001
Unemployed with salary	102 (30.9)
Unemployed without salary	171 (51.8)
Having child
Yes	320 (97)		0.726		0.425
No	10 (3)		0.726		0.425
Living with children
Yes	227 (68.8)		0.878		0.267
No	103 (31.2)		0.878		0.267
Medical insurance
Have	302 (91.5)		0.977		0.700
Have not	28 (8.5)		0.977		0.700
Receive financial aids
Yes	59 (17.9)		0.010		0.001
No	271 (82.1)		0.010		0.001