Health Status and the Demand for Healthcare among the Elderly in the Rural Quoc-Oai District of Hanoi in Vietnam

Table 2

Health status and chronic disease prevalence of sample ().

Variables	60 s		70 s		Over 80		Total
		%		%		%		%
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Self-rated health status
Good
Normal
Bad
BMI
Severely underweight
Moderately underweight
Mildly underweight
Normal
Overweight
Recent smoker ()
Yes
Drinks in a month ()
Yes
Social capital
Trust in daily life
Trust in urgent need
Total
Diagnosed chronic disease
Hypertension
Diabetes
Cancer
Neuropsychiatric diseases
Cardiovascular diseases
Respiratory diseases
Asthma/COPD
Liver-related diseases
Kidney-related diseases
Gastrointestinal diseases
Musculoskeletal diseases
Movement impaired
Others

The person who smokes at the present. The person who has used alcohol beverages in the last month.