Quality of Life and Nutritional Status of the Geriatric Population of the South-Central Part of Nepal

Table 1

Distribution of sociodemographic information of participants (n = 328).

Characteristics	Frequency (n)	Percentage
Age in years
60–67	151	46.0
>67	177	54.0
Mean  SD = 68.526.99 years
Sex
Male	190	57.9
Female	138	42.1
Ethnicity
Dalit	46	14.1
Disadvantaged Janajatis	43	13.1
Disadvantaged non-Dalit	203	61.9
Religious minorities	28	8.5
Relatively advantaged Janajatis	2	0.6
Upper	6	1.8
Religion
Hindu	298	90.9
Buddhist	3	0.9
Muslims	27	8.2
Educational status
Illiterate	117	35.7
Nonformal	76	23.2
Primary level	71	21.6
Secondary level	59	18.0
Bachelor and above	5	1.5
Past occupation
Agriculture	144	43.9
Business	60	18.3
Job	49	14.9
Wages	29	8.8
Others	46	14.0