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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants

From: Associated factors for cognition of physically independent elderly people living in residential care facilities for the aged in Sri Lanka

Characteristic

Percentage (%)

All elderly people (n = 421)

Female (n = 277)

Male (n = 144)

Age, ≤ 70 years

180 (42.8)

129 (46.6)

51 (35.4)

Education

 Primary and lower secondary education

256 (60.8)

174 (62.8)

82 (56.9)

 Upper secondary and higher Education

165 (39.2)

103 (37.2)

62 (43.1)

Marital status

 Married

131 (31.1)

80 (28.9)

51 (35.4)

 Unmarried

187 (44.4)

122 (44.0)

65 (45.1)

 Divorced/Separated/Widowed

103 (24.5)

75 (27.1)

28 (19.4)

BMI

 Underweight

106 (25.2)

64 (23.1)

42 (29.2)

 Normal BMI

164 (39.0)

101 (36.5)

63 (43.8)

 Overweight

110 (26.1)

79 (28.5)

31 (21.5)

 Obesity

41 (9.7)

33 (11.9)

8 (5.6)

Reason to arrive to the facility

 By their own free will

143 (34.0)

96 (34.7)

47 (32.6)

 Compelled to come

278 (66.0)

181 (65.3)

97 (67.4)

Visits by family members, Visited

240 (57.0)

159 (57.4)

81 (56.3)

Presence of chronic diseases, Present

270 (64.1)

183 (66.1)

87 (60.4)

Engagement in solitary leisure activities

 Engage

366 (86.9)

241 (87.0)

125 (86.8)

 Engage in mental activities

227 (53.9)

154 (55.6)

73 (50.7)

 Engage in physical activities

162 (38.5)

101 (36.5)

61 (42.4)

 Engage in recreational activities

178 (42.3)

107 (38.6)

71 (49.3)

 Engage in productive activities

44 (10.5)

35 (12.6)

9 (6.3)

Social activity participation

 Engage

347 (82.4)

226 (81.6)

121 (84.0)

 Have social interactions

319 (75.8)

203 (73.3)

116 (80.6)

 Engage in activity groups

186 (44.2)

123 (44.4)

63 (43.8)

 Perform voluntary work

47 (11.2)

27 (9.7)

20 (13.9)

 Participate in community organizations

28 (6.7)

26 (9.4)

2 (1.4)

Sleep duration at night, ≤ 6 h

209 (49.6)

126 (45.5)

83 (57.6)

Sleep disturbances, Present

258 (61.3)

173 (62.5)

85 (59.0)

Physical activity level

 Inactive

85 (20.2)

59 (21.3)

26 (18.1)

 Minimally active

267 (63.4)

168 (60.6)

99 (68.8)

 Health enhancing physical activity

69 (16.4)

50 (18.1)

19 (13.2)