Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of elderly in Sodo Zuriya districts, Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia 2017 (n = 554)
From: Predictors of undernutrition among the elderly in Sodo zuriya district Wolaita zone, Ethiopia
Variable | Category | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 295 | 53.2 |
Female | 259 | 46.8 | |
Age group | 60–65 | 281 | 52.2 |
66–79 | 195 | 35.2 | |
> 80 | 70 | 12.6 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 274 | 49.5 |
Protestant | 255 | 46 | |
Catholic | 15 | 2.7 | |
Muslim | 6 | 1.1 | |
Apostolic | 4 | 0.7 | |
Education status | Unable to read and write | 424 | 76.5 |
Primary | 99 | 17.9 | |
Secondary and above | 31 | 5.6 |