Research Article
Quality of Life and Nutritional Status of the Geriatric Population of the South-Central Part of Nepal
Table 2
Association between sociodemographic variables and nutritional status.
| | Variables | Nutritional status | | Total, n (%) | Normal, n (%) | At risk/malnourished, n (%) | value |
| | Age | | 60–67 | 165 (50.3) | 104 (63.0) | 61 (37.0) | <0.001 | | 68 and above | 163 (49.7) | 9 (5.5) | 154 (94.5) |
| | Gender | | Male | 190 (57.9) | 70 (36.8) | 120 (63.2) | 0.285 | | Female | 138 (42.1) | 43 (31.2) | 95 (68.8) |
| | Ethnicity | | Disadvantaged non-Dalit | 203 (61.9) | 66 (32.5) | 137 (67.5) | 0.346 | | Others | 125 (38.1) | 47 (37.6) | 78 (62.4) |
| | Religion | | Hindu | 298 (90.9) | 97 (32.6) | 201 (67.4) | 0.022 | | Others | 30 (9.1) | 16 (53.3) | 14 (46.7) |
| | Educational status | | Literate | 206 (62.8) | 84 (40.8) | 122 (59.2) | 0.002 | | Illiterate | 122 (37.2) | 29 (23.8) | 93 (76.2) |
| | Past occupation | | Paid works | 138 (42.1) | 57 (41.3) | 81 (58.7) | 0.026 | | Nonpaid works | 190 (57.9) | 56 (29.5) | 134 (70.5) |
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value significant at <0.05. |
