Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample
Variable | Frequency (%) N = 142 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
< 65 | 67 (47.2) |
65–74 | 53 (37.3) |
≥ 75 | 22 (15.5) |
Gender | |
Male | 81 (57) |
Female | 61 (34) |
BMI category | |
Healthy weight | 17 (12) |
Overweight | 44 (31) |
Obese | 81 (57) |
Residency | |
Village | 54 (38) |
City | 84 (59.2) |
Camp | 4 (2.8) |
Educational level | |
No formal education | 18 (12.7) |
Primary education | 35 (24.6) |
Middle school | 41 (28.9) |
Secondary education | 22 (15.5) |
University | 26 (18.3) |
Marital status | |
Married | 111 (78.2) |
Single, divorced, widowed | 31 (21.8) |
Occupation | |
Employee | 25 (17.6) |
Unemployed | 117 (82.4) |
Monthly income | |
< 2000 NIS | 113 (79.6) |
≥ 2000 NIS | 29 (20.4) |
Duration of the disease | |
< 4 | 57 (40.1) |
≥ 4 | 85 (59.9) |
Number of diseases | |
None | 3 (2.1) |
1 | 16 (11.3) |
2 | 44 (31) |
≥ 3 | 79 (55.6) |
Chronic medications | |
< 4 | 13 (9.2) |
≥ 4 | 129 (90.8) |