Table 1 Characteristics of subjects
From: Suicidal behaviour in old age - results from the Ibadan study of ageing
Characteristics | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | Â | Â |
80+ | 657 | 30.6 |
75–79 | 295 | 13.7 |
70–74 | 495 | 23.0 |
65–69 | 702 | 32.7 |
Mean (SD) | 75. 06 (9.2) | Â |
Gender | Â | Â |
Male | 992 | 46.2 |
Females | 1157 | 53.8 |
Years of formal education | Â | Â |
0 | 1184 | 55.1 |
1–6 | 533 | 24.8 |
>6 | 432 | 20.1 |
Marital group | Â | Â |
Married | 1080 | 50.3 |
Separated/Widowed/Divorced | 1069 | 49.7 |
Economic group | Â | Â |
(High) | 224 | 10.4 |
(High-average) | 495 | 23.0 |
(Low-average) | 763 | 35.5 |
(Low) | 667 | 31.0 |
Residence | Â | Â |
Urban | 555 | 25.8 |
Semi-urban | 870 | 40.5 |
Rural | 724 | 33.7 |
Quality of house floor | Â | Â |
Earth floor | 1553 | 72.3 |
Hard floor | 596 | 27.7 |
Religious | 2095 | 97.5 |
Contact with family | 2054 | 95.6 |
Contact with friends | 1809 | 84.2 |
Lifetime depression | 551 | 25.6 |
Presence of chronic medical conditions | 628 | 29.2 |
Presence of chronic pain | 1700 | 79.1 |