Relationship between Family Function, Anxiety, and Quality of Life for Older Adults with Hypertension in Low-Income Communities

Table 1

Older adults’ characteristics.

		N (%)
Gender	Male	117 (32.32%)
	Female	246 (67.77%)
Age group	60–69	135 (37.19%)
	70–79	134 (36.91%)
	≥80	94 (25.90%)
Education	Illiteracy	63 (17.36%)
	Primary school	78 (21.49%)
	Junior high school	128 (35.26%)
	High school or technical secondary school	71 (19.56%)
	College	17 (4.68%)
	Bachelor degree or above	6 (1.65%)
Medical insurance	Basic medical insurance for urban residents	47 (12.95%)
	Basic medical insurance for urban employees	268 (73.83%)
	New rural cooperative medical scheme	33 (9.09%)
	Others	15 (4.13%)
Marital status	Married	318 (87.60%)
	Unmarried	9 (2.48%)
	Divorced	2 (0.55%)
	Widowed	34 (9.37%)
Residential building	Building with elevator	49 (13.5%)
	Building without elevator	271 (74.65%)
	Bungalow	43 (11.85%)
Having a primary caregiver	Yes	236 (65.01%)
	No	127 (34.99%)
Working status	On the job	18 (4.96%)
	Retirement	320 (88.15%)
	Unemployment	8 (2.21%)
	Others	17 (4.68%)
Average monthly medical expenses on hypertension (RMB)	<100	105 (28.93%)
	100∼500	206 (56.75%)
	>500	52 (14.32%)
Average monthly household income (RMB)	<2000	84 (23.14%)
	2000∼3000	189 (52.07%)
	>3000	90 (24.79%)

^∗ (two-tailed). ^∗∗ (two-tailed).