The Effect of Exercise and Learning Therapy on Cognitive Functions and Physical Activity of Older People with Dementia in Indonesia

Table 3

Frequency distribution of participants’ characteristics and homogeneity results in the intervention group (n = 45) and control group (n = 45) in Dago Village Community Health Center working area.

Participants’ characteristics	Intervention group		Control group		Total		p value
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Age (years)
60–70	32	71.1	28	62.2	60	66.7	0.084
>70	13	28.9	17	37.8	30	33.3
Gender
Male	10	22.2	15	33.3	25	27.8	0.021
Female	35	77.8	30	66.7	65	72.2
Education
Elementary school equivalent	30	66.7	36	80.0	66	73.3	0.092
Junior high school equivalent	6	13.3	3	6.7	9	10.0
High school equivalent	8	17.8	5	11.1	13	14.4
College	1	2.2	1	2.2	2	2.2
Work
Does not work	16	35.6	22	48.9	38	42.2	0.286
Laborer	7	15.6	5	11.1	12	13.3
Housewife	10	22.2	7	15.6	17	18.9
Entrepreneur/trader	9	20.0	6	13.3	15	16.7
Public servant/pensioner	2	4.4	2	4.4	4	4.4
Others	1	2.2	3	6.7	4	4.4
Marital status
Married	22	48.9	18	40.0	40	44.4	0.187
Widow/widower	23	51.1	27	60.0	50	55.6
Home living arrangement
Live alone	3	6.7	2	4.4	5	5.6	0.448
Live with a partner	7	15.6	7	15.6	14	15.6
Live with children/grandchildren/family	35	77.8	36	80.0	71	78.9