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Table 5 Relationship of personal and background information variables with general health

From: Investigating the relationship between satisfaction of basic psychological needs, general health, and some background variables in the Iranian older adults: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Subgroup

General Health

P

Normal(n = 468)

Adverse(n = 312)

aAge (y)

–

72.24(8.06)

70.04(7.68)

<.001

bClimate

Temperate

93(70.45)

39(29.55)

.002

Warm

375(57.83)

273(42.17)

bIncome satisfaction

Yes

167(71.04)

67(28.96)

<.001

No

114(46.25)

128(53.75)

Somewhat

187(59.88)

117(40.12)

bType of living

Living with a non-family

10(48.81)

14(51.19)

.02

Living with family

458(59.62)

298(40.38)

bWar zone

Yes

423(67.15)

207(32.85)

<.001

No

45(29.12)

105(70.88)

  1. aMean (SD)
  2. bFrequency (%)