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Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristic, medical profile, nutritional status, dietary intake and psychosocial profile of urban respondents [Presented as mean ± SD or n(%)]

From: Factors associated with poor socioeconomic status among Malaysian older adults: an analysis according to urban and rural settings

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Low SES (n = 320)

Medium SES (n = 366)

High SES (n = 420)

Total (n = 1106)

Age, years

70.1 ±â¶Ä‰6.1

68.5 ±â¶Ä‰5.7

67.4 ±â¶Ä‰5.7

68.6 ±â¶Ä‰5.9***

Education years

3.3 ±â¶Ä‰3.4

5.6 ±â¶Ä‰3.7

8.3 ±â¶Ä‰4.3

6.0 ±â¶Ä‰4.4***

Gender

 W´Ç³¾±ð²Ô

209 (65.3)

193 (52.7)

198 (47.1)

600 (54.2)***

 M±ð²Ô

111 (34.7)

173 (47.3)

222 (52.9)

506 (45.8)

Ethnicity

 M²¹±ô²¹²â

96 (30.0)

129 (35.2)

200 (47.6)

425 (38.4)***

 C³ó¾±²Ô±ð²õ±ð

208 (65.0)

206 (56.3)

174 (41.4)

588 (53.2)

 India & Others

16 (5.0)

31 (8.5)

46 (11.0)

93 (8.4)

Marital status

â€ÇȾ±²Ô²µ±ô±ð

11 (3.4)

9 (2.5)

6 (1.4)

26 (2.4)***

 M²¹°ù°ù¾±±ð»å

204 (63.8)

264 (72.1)

333 (79.3)

801 (72.4)

 D¾±±¹´Ç°ù³¦±ð»å

105 (32.8)

93 (25.4)

81 (19.3)

279 (25.2)

Smoking

 N´Ç²Ô-²õ³¾´Ç°ì±ð°ù

280 (87.5)

308 (84.2)

384 (91.4)

972 (87.9)**

â€Çȳ¾´Ç°ì±ð°ù

40 (12.5)

58 (15.8)

36 (8.6)

134 (12.1)

Living Status

 With others

266 (83.1)

324 (88.5)

401 (95.5)

991 (89.6)***

â€Çã±ô´Ç²Ô±ð

54 (16.9)

42 (11.5)

19 (4.5)

115 (10.4)

Medical History

 D¾±²¹²ú±ð³Ù±ð²õ

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

239 (74.7)

250 (68.3)

310 (73.8)

799 (72.2)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

81 (25.3)

116 (31.7)

110 (26.2)

307 (27.8)

‽ö²â±è±ð°ù³Ù±ð²Ô²õ¾±´Ç²Ô

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

155 (48.4)

171 (46.7)

211 (50.2)

537 (48.6)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

165 (51.6)

195 (53.3)

209 (49.8)

569 (51.4)

 Vision or hearing

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

287 (89.7)

330 (90.2)

389 (92.6)

1006 (91.0)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

33 (10.3)

36 (9.8)

31 (7.4)

100 (9.0)

 Urinary incontinence

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

298 (93.1)

342 (93.4)

386 (91.9)

1026 (92.8)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

22 (6.9)

24 (6.6)

34 (8.1)

80 (7.2)

 C´Ç²Ô²õ³Ù¾±±è²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

308 (96.3)

348 (95.1)

404 (96.2)

1060 (95.8)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

12 (3.7)

18 (4.9)

16 (3.8)

46 (4.2)

â€Çã²õ³Ù³ó³¾²¹

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

292 (91.3)

350 (95.6)

400 (95.2)

1042 (94.2)*

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

28 (8.8)

16 (4.4)

20 (4.8)

64 (5.8)

 Heart disease

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

289 (90.3)

327 (89.3)

373 (88.8)

989 (89.4)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

31 (9.7)

39 (10.7)

47 (11.2)

117 (10.6)

â€Çã°ù³Ù³ó°ù¾±³Ù¾±²õ

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

231 (72.2)

283 (77.3)

333 (79.3)

847 (76.6)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

89 (27.8)

83 (22.7)

87 (20.7)

259 (23.4)

â€Çȳٰù´Ç°ì±ð

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

316 (29.0)

359 (98.1)

413 (98.3)

1088 (98.4)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

4 (1.3)

7 (1.9)

7 (1.7)

18 (1.6)

‽ö²â±è±ð°ù³¦³ó´Ç±ô±ð²õ³Ù±ð°ù´Ç±ô±ð³¾¾±²¹

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

220 (68.8)

219 (59.8)

265 (63.1)

704 (63.7)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

100 (31.2)

147 (40.2)

155 (36.9)

402 (36.3)

Anthropometry

 Body Mass Index, kg/m2

24.9 ±â¶Ä‰4.3

25.0 ±â¶Ä‰4.4

25.6 ±â¶Ä‰4.4

25.2 ±â¶Ä‰4.4

 BMI category

 â¶ÄƒU²Ô»å±ð°ù·É±ð¾±²µ³ó³Ù

142 (45.7)

151 (41.8)

157 (38.0)

450 (41.5)*

 â¶ÄƒN´Çrmal

67 (21.5)

115 (31.9)

119 (28.8)

301 (27.7)

 â¶ÄƒO±¹±ð°ù·É±ð¾±²µ³ó³Ù

102 (32.8)

95 (26.3)

137 (33.2)

334 (30.8)

 Waist Hip Ratio

0.9 ±â¶Ä‰0.1

0.9 ±â¶Ä‰0.1

0.9 ±â¶Ä‰0.1

0.9 ±â¶Ä‰0.1

 Weight, kg

59.7 ±â¶Ä‰11.9

62.1 ±â¶Ä‰11.7

64.7 ±â¶Ä‰12.5

62.4 ±â¶Ä‰12.3***

 Height, cm

154.6 ±â¶Ä‰8.1

157.6 ±â¶Ä‰8.1

158.8 ±â¶Ä‰8.8

157.2 ±â¶Ä‰8.5***

 MUAC, cm

28.1 ±â¶Ä‰3.3

28.7 ±â¶Ä‰3.4

29.3 ±â¶Ä‰3.6

28.7 ±â¶Ä‰3.5***

 Waist Circumference, cm

88.1 ±â¶Ä‰11.1

88.4 ±â¶Ä‰10.7

90.1 ±â¶Ä‰11.1

89.0 ±â¶Ä‰11.0*

 Hip Circumference, cm

96.6 ±â¶Ä‰9.1

97.5 ±â¶Ä‰9.3

99.3 ±â¶Ä‰9.0

97.9 ±â¶Ä‰9.2***

 Calf Circumference, cm

33.1 ±â¶Ä‰3.6

34.0 ±â¶Ä‰3.5

35.0 ±â¶Ä‰3.8

34.1 ±â¶Ä‰3.8***

Cognitive

 Digit span

7.5 ±â¶Ä‰2.6

8.0 ±â¶Ä‰2.6

8.4 ±â¶Ä‰2.5

8.0 ±â¶Ä‰2.6***

 Best learning RAVLT

36.3 ±â¶Ä‰10.5

38.1 ±â¶Ä‰10.6

42.4 ±â¶Ä‰10.8

39.2 ±â¶Ä‰10.9***

 Digit symbol

4.5 ±â¶Ä‰2.2

5.3 ±â¶Ä‰2.6

7.0 ±â¶Ä‰3.0

5.7 ±â¶Ä‰2.8***

 M²Ñ³§·¡

22.1 ±â¶Ä‰5.3

23.6 ±â¶Ä‰4.3

25.3 ±â¶Ä‰3.7

23.8 ±â¶Ä‰4.6***

 Immediate visual memory

39.7 ±â¶Ä‰30.7

46.5 ±â¶Ä‰33.9

60.6 ±â¶Ä‰31.5

49.9 ±â¶Ä‰33.2***

 Delayed visual memory

31.5 ±â¶Ä‰33.0

40.2 ±â¶Ä‰35.1

55.6 ±â¶Ä‰36.3

43.6 ±â¶Ä‰36.4***

Dietary Intake

 Protein, per  1000 kcal/day

43.8 ±â¶Ä‰8.7

42.3 ±â¶Ä‰8.2

41.4 ±â¶Ä‰8.2

42.4 ±â¶Ä‰8.4**

 Carbohydrate,per 1000 kcal/day

132.7 ±â¶Ä‰21.2

136.7 ±â¶Ä‰19.2

135.7 ±â¶Ä‰20.4

135.2 ±â¶Ä‰20.3

 Fat, per 1000 kcal/day

32.7 ±â¶Ä‰8.4

31.6 ±â¶Ä‰7.7

32.2 ±â¶Ä‰7.4

32.2 ±â¶Ä‰7.8

 SFA, per 1000 kcal/day

5.1 ±â¶Ä‰3.3

5.1 ±â¶Ä‰3.1

5.3 ±â¶Ä‰3.1

5.1 ±â¶Ä‰3.2

 Fibre, per 1000 kcal/day

2.5 ±â¶Ä‰1.5

2.7 ±â¶Ä‰1.8

3.0 ±â¶Ä‰1.9

2.8 ±â¶Ä‰1.8

 Sugar, per 1000 kcal/day

11.3 ±â¶Ä‰8.8

13.5 ±â¶Ä‰9.9

16.3 ±â¶Ä‰11.4

14.0 ±â¶Ä‰10.4

 Vitamin C, per 1000 kcal/day

76.2 ±â¶Ä‰47.6

82.2 ±â¶Ä‰59.6

76.2 ±â¶Ä‰50.6

78.2 ±â¶Ä‰53.0

 Vitamin E, per 1000 kcal/day

6.1 ±â¶Ä‰26.9

7.4 ±â¶Ä‰32.6

3.3 ±â¶Ä‰3.5

5.5 ±â¶Ä‰23.8

 Folate, per 1000 kcal/day

66.1 ±â¶Ä‰44.6

72.1 ±â¶Ä‰59.7

72.9 ±â¶Ä‰44.1

70.7 ±â¶Ä‰50.0

 Sodium, per 100 kcal/day

941.2 ±â¶Ä‰711.7

863.5 ±â¶Ä‰523

856.9 ±â¶Ä‰461.3

883.5 ±â¶Ä‰566.8

 Potassium, per 1000 kcal/day

915.6 ±â¶Ä‰308.3

926.8 ±â¶Ä‰317.3

944.6 ±â¶Ä‰303.8

930.3 ±â¶Ä‰309.6

 Calcium, per 1000 kcal/day

315.4 ±â¶Ä‰137.8

333.9 ±â¶Ä‰182.5

333.2 + 159.2

328.3 ±â¶Ä‰161.7

Calorie restriction

 N´Ç

238 (76.5)

242 (68.0)

239 (58.4)

719 (66.8)***

 Y±ð²õ

73 (23.5)

114 (32.0)

170 (41.6)

357 (33.2)

 Fresh fruits intake, (days/week)

3.5 ±â¶Ä‰2.5

4.1 ±â¶Ä‰2.5

4.8 ±â¶Ä‰2.4

4.2 ±â¶Ä‰2.5***

 Intake of salad or `ulam` (days/week)

6.0 ±â¶Ä‰2.0

5.9 ±â¶Ä‰2.1

6.2 ±â¶Ä‰1.9

6.0 ±â¶Ä‰2.0

Psychosocial

 D¾±²õ²¹²ú¾±±ô¾±³Ù²â

5.6 ±â¶Ä‰3.1

5.4 ±â¶Ä‰2.9

5.2 ±â¶Ä‰3.1

5.4 ±â¶Ä‰3.0***

 D±ð±è°ù±ð²õ²õ¾±´Ç²Ô

3.2 ±â¶Ä‰2.5

2.5 ±â¶Ä‰2.3

2.3 ±â¶Ä‰2.1

2.6 ±â¶Ä‰2.3

 L´Ç²Ô±ð±ô¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ

3.3 ±â¶Ä‰1.1

3.2 ±â¶Ä‰0.8

3.3 ±â¶Ä‰1.0

3.3 ±â¶Ä‰1.0

 Physical Fitness

 2 min step test, number

58.4 ±â¶Ä‰25.6

62.0 ±â¶Ä‰26.8

67.3 ±â¶Ä‰25.9

63.0 ±â¶Ä‰26.3***

 Grip strength, kg

22.0 ±â¶Ä‰7.5

23.6 ±â¶Ä‰7.6

25.0 ±â¶Ä‰8.0

23.7 ±â¶Ä‰7.8***

 Chair stand test, number

10.1 ±â¶Ä‰3.1

10.5 ±â¶Ä‰11.2

11.2 ±â¶Ä‰3.1

10.6 ±â¶Ä‰3.1***

 TUG, seconds

11.0 ±â¶Ä‰2.9

10.2 ±â¶Ä‰2.8

9.3 ±â¶Ä‰2.5

10.0 ±â¶Ä‰2.8***

 Chair sit and reach, cm

4.9 ±â¶Ä‰12.8

3.6 ±â¶Ä‰11.6

3.4 ±â¶Ä‰11.2

3.9 ±â¶Ä‰11.8

 Back scratch test, cm

15.7 ±â¶Ä‰13.1

14.5 ±â¶Ä‰12.3

12.7 ±â¶Ä‰13.4

14.2 ±â¶Ä‰13.0**

  1. Abbreviation: TUG Timed up and go test, MUAC Mid upper arm circumference, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, RAVLT Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test
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