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Table 4 Sociodemographic characteristic, medical profile, nutritional status, dietary intake and psychosocial profile of rural 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 = 325)

Medium SES (n = 373)

High SES (n = 433)

Total (n = 1131)

Age, years

70.9 ±â¶Ä‰6.6

68.5 ±â¶Ä‰6.5

68.7 ±â¶Ä‰5.9

69.5 ±â¶Ä‰6.5***

Education, years

3.3 ±â¶Ä‰2.8

4.7 ±â¶Ä‰3.2

4.4 ±â¶Ä‰3.4

4.4 ±â¶Ä‰3.4***

Gender

 W´Ç³¾±ð²Ô

245 (56.6)

164 (44.0)

143 (44.0)

552 (48.8)***

 M±ð²Ô

188 (43.4)

209 (56.0)

182 (31.4)

579 (51.2)

Ethnicity

 M²¹±ô²¹²â

382 (88.2)

322 (86.3)

281 (28.5)

985 (87.1)

 C³ó¾±²Ô±ð²õ±ð

45 (10.4)

42 (11.3)

39 (12.0)

126 (11.1)

 India & Others

6 (1.4)

9 (2.4)

5 (1.5)

18 (1.6)

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

334 (77.1)

277 (74.3)

245 (75.4)

856 (75.7)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

99 (22.9)

96 (25.7)

80 (24.6)

275 (24.3)

‽ö²â±è±ð°ù³Ù±ð²Ô²õ¾±´Ç²Ô

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

209 (48.3)

192 (51.5)

173 (53.2)

574 (50.8)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

224 (51.7)

181 (48.5)

152 (46.8)

557 (49.2)

 Vision or hearing

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

951 (84.1)

312 (83.6)

295 (90.8)

951 (84.1)***

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

180 (15.9)

61 (16.4)

30 (9.2)

180 (15.9)

 Urinary incontinence

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

294 (90.5)

327 (87.7)

374 (86.4)

995 (88.0)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

31 (9.5)

46 (12.3)

59 (13.6)

136 (12.0)

 C´Ç²Ô²õ³Ù¾±±è²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

368 (85.0)

326 (87.4)

296 (91.1)

990 (87.5)*

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

65 (15.0)

47 (12.6)

29 (8.9)

141 (12.5)

â€Çã²õ³Ù³ó³¾²¹

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

371 (85.7)

336 (90.1)

303 (93.2)

1042 (94.2)**

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

62 (14.3)

37 (9.9)

22 (6.8)

64 (5.8)

 Heart disease

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

392 (90.5)

336 (90.1)

286 (88.8)

1014 (89.7)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

41 (9.5)

37 (9.9)

39 (11.2)

117 (10.3)

â€Çã°ù³Ù³ó°ù¾±³Ù¾±²õ

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

249 (76.6)

273 (73.2)

307 (70.9)

829 (73.3)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

76 (23.4)

100 (26.8)

126 (29.1)

302 (26.7)

â€Çȳٰù´Ç°ì±ð

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

316 (98.2)

363 (97.3)

423 (97.7)

1105 (97.7)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

6 (1.8)

10 (2.7)

10 (2.3)

26 (2.3)

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

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

232 (71.4)

282 (75.6)

338 (78.1)

852 (75.3)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

93 (28.6)

91 (24.4)

95 (21.9)

279 (24.7)

Anthropometry

 Body Mass Index, kg/m2

25.7 ±â¶Ä‰4.2

24.7 ±â¶Ä‰4.1

24.0 ±â¶Ä‰4.7

24.7 ±â¶Ä‰4.4***

 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

56.0 ±â¶Ä‰12.1

60.2 ±â¶Ä‰11.5

62.8 ±â¶Ä‰12.2

59.3 ±â¶Ä‰12.2***

 Height, cm

152.6 ±â¶Ä‰8.7

155.8 ±â¶Ä‰8.2

156.2 ±â¶Ä‰8.6

154.7 ±â¶Ä‰8.7***

 MUAC, cm

27.4 ±â¶Ä‰3.6

28.3 ±â¶Ä‰3.2

28.9 ±â¶Ä‰3.4

28.1 ±â¶Ä‰3.5***

 Waist circumference, cm

86.1 ±â¶Ä‰12.3

87.5 ±â¶Ä‰10.8

89.3 ±â¶Ä‰10.7

87.5 ±â¶Ä‰11.4**

 Hip circumference, cm

93.0 ±â¶Ä‰9.9

95.0 ±â¶Ä‰9.0

97.6 ±â¶Ä‰9.2

95.0 ±â¶Ä‰9.6***

 Calf circumference, cm

31.3 ±â¶Ä‰3.8

32.7 ±â¶Ä‰3.4

33.7 ±â¶Ä‰3.6

32.5 ±â¶Ä‰3.8***

 BMI category, n(%)

 â¶ÄƒU²Ô»å±ð°ù·É±ð¾±²µ³ó³Ù

232 (54.1)

162 (44.4)

109 (34.4)

503 (45.3)***

 â¶ÄƒN´Çrmal

101 (23.5)

107 (29.3)

95 (30.0)

303 (27.3)

 â¶ÄƒO±¹±ð°ù·É±ð¾±²µ³ó³Ù

96 (22.4)

96 (26.3)

113 (35.6)

305 (27.5)

Dietary

 Protein, per 1000 kcal/day

44.8 ±â¶Ä‰8.4

43.7 ±â¶Ä‰8.5

43.5 ±â¶Ä‰8.8

44.0 ±â¶Ä‰8.6

 Carbohydrate, per 1000 kcal/day

135.6 ±â¶Ä‰20.4

135.9 ±â¶Ä‰20.1

134.0 ±â¶Ä‰19.6

135.2 ±â¶Ä‰20.3

 Fat, per 1000 kcal/day

31.1 ±â¶Ä‰9.1

31.2 ±â¶Ä‰7.6

32.2 ±â¶Ä‰7.3

31.4 ±â¶Ä‰8.1

 SFA, per 1000 kcal/day

4.9 ±â¶Ä‰2.8

5.0 ±â¶Ä‰2.8

4.8 ±â¶Ä‰2.8

4.9 ±â¶Ä‰2.8

 Fibre, per 1000 kcal/day

1.8 ±â¶Ä‰1.1

2.1 ±â¶Ä‰1.3

2.5 ±â¶Ä‰1.4

2.1 ±â¶Ä‰1.3

 Sugar, per 1000 kcal/day

11.5 ±â¶Ä‰9.0

14.0 ±â¶Ä‰10.3

14.4 ±â¶Ä‰9.0

13.2 ±â¶Ä‰9.6

 Vitamin C, per 1000  kcal/day

61.2 ±â¶Ä‰44.9

64.8 ±â¶Ä‰46.0

67.6 ±â¶Ä‰43.5

64.2 ±â¶Ä‰44.9

 Vitamin E, per 1000 kcal/day

6.1 ±â¶Ä‰26.9

7.4 ±â¶Ä‰32.6

3.3 ±â¶Ä‰3.5

5.0 ±â¶Ä‰23.9

 Folate, per 1000 kcal/day

54.4 ±â¶Ä‰37.8

59.6 ±â¶Ä‰45.4

66.1 ±â¶Ä‰49.1

59.4 ±â¶Ä‰44.0**

 Sodium, per 100 kcal/day

860.8 ±â¶Ä‰590.1

865.7 ±â¶Ä‰553.7

875.0 ±â¶Ä‰542.2

866.5 ±â¶Ä‰564.3

 Potassium, per 1000 kcal/day

905.8 ±â¶Ä‰257.5

904.5 ±â¶Ä‰259.2

919.2 ±â¶Ä‰284.8

909.2 ±â¶Ä‰265.9

 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

 Iron, per 1000 kcal/day

8.1 ±â¶Ä‰2.7

8.0 ±â¶Ä‰2.4

8.5 ±â¶Ä‰2.8

8.2 ±â¶Ä‰2.7

 Calorie restriction

 â¶ÄƒN´Ç

123 (38.4)

143 (39.1)

179 (41.9)

719 (66.8)

 â¶ÄƒY±ð²õ

197 (61.6)

223 (33.4)

170 (41.6)

248 (58.1)

 Fresh fruits intake (days/week)

2.8 ±â¶Ä‰2.2

3.1 ±â¶Ä‰2.3

4.0 ±â¶Ä‰2.4

3.2 ±â¶Ä‰2.3***

 Ulam intake per week  (days/week)

5.1 ±â¶Ä‰2.3

5.5 ±â¶Ä‰2.1

5.7 ±â¶Ä‰2.1

5.4 ±â¶Ä‰2.2***

Psychosocial

 D¾±²õ²¹²ú¾±±ô¾±³Ù²â

10.1 ±â¶Ä‰10.3

9.9 ±â¶Ä‰11.6

6.6 ±â¶Ä‰9.4

8.9 ±â¶Ä‰10.6

 L´Ç²Ô±ð±ô¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ

3.3 ±â¶Ä‰0.9

3.3 ±â¶Ä‰0.9

3.2 ±â¶Ä‰0.7

3.3 ±â¶Ä‰0.9

 D±ð±è°ù±ð²õ²õ¾±´Ç²Ô

3.1 ±â¶Ä‰2.3

2.5 ±â¶Ä‰2.1

2.5 ±â¶Ä‰2.0

2.7 ±â¶Ä‰2.2***

Cognitive Function

 Digit span

6.5 ±â¶Ä‰1.9

7.2 ±â¶Ä‰2.0

7.6 ±â¶Ä‰2.4

7.0 ±â¶Ä‰2.2***

 Digit symbol

3.5 ±â¶Ä‰1.4

4.1 ±â¶Ä‰1.7

4.9 ±â¶Ä‰2.3

4.1 ±â¶Ä‰1.9***

 M²Ñ³§·¡

20.0 ±â¶Ä‰4.9

22.7 ±â¶Ä‰4.5

23.7 ±â¶Ä‰4.5

22.0 ±â¶Ä‰4.9***

 Percentile VRI

29.1 ±â¶Ä‰28.7

38.1 ±â¶Ä‰31.5

43.4 ±â¶Ä‰32.2

36.2 ±â¶Ä‰31.3***

 Percentile VR II

17.1 ±â¶Ä‰23.8

28.3 ±â¶Ä‰31.7

35.9 ±â¶Ä‰35.0

26.3 ±â¶Ä‰31.0***

Physical Fitness

 2 min step test, number

54.0 ±â¶Ä‰24.9

58.7 ±â¶Ä‰25.8

63.9 ±â¶Ä‰24.0

58.4 ±â¶Ä‰25.3***

 Grip strength, kg

20.7 ±â¶Ä‰7.4

23.6 ±â¶Ä‰7.7

24.1 ±â¶Ä‰8.0

22.6 ±â¶Ä‰7.8***

 Chair stand test, number

8.6 ±â¶Ä‰2.9

9.5 ±â¶Ä‰2.9

10.0 ±â¶Ä‰3.0

9.3 ±â¶Ä‰3.0***

 Chair sit and reach, cm

−0.30 ±â¶Ä‰12.1

−2.0 ±â¶Ä‰10.9

−0.3 ±â¶Ä‰10.9

−0.8 ±â¶Ä‰11.4

 TUG, seconds

12.8 ±â¶Ä‰4.0

11.4 ±â¶Ä‰3.1

11.4 ±â¶Ä‰2.9

12.0 ±â¶Ä‰3.5***

 Back scratch test, cm

17.0 ±â¶Ä‰12.2

15.9 ±â¶Ä‰12.6

16.5 ±â¶Ä‰12.8

16.5 ±â¶Ä‰12.5

  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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