Table 2 Health and Life style 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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Currently smoking | Yes | 39 | 7.0 |
No | 515 | 93.0 | |
Smoke daily(n = 39) | Yes | 31 | 79.4 |
No | 8 | 20.6 | |
Drink alcohol currently | Yes | 98 | 17.7 |
No | 456 | 82.3 | |
Frequency of alcohol use | Daily | 27 | 27.5 |
5–6 days per week | 22 | 22.4 | |
1–4 days per week | 16 | 16.3 | |
1–3 days per month | 25 | 25.5 | |
Once per month | 8 | 8.2 | |
Illness in the last three months | Yes | 273 | 49.3 |
No | 281 | 50.7 | |
Frequent disease occurred | Joint pain | 167 | 30.1 |
Hypertension | 40 | 7.2 | |
Diabetes mellitus | 19 | 3.4 | |
Othersa | 47 | 8.5 | |
Decline in food intake | Yes | 183 | 33.0 |
No | 371 | 67.0 | |
Reason for decline | Digestive problem | 51 | 27.7 |
Loss of appetite | 86 | 47.0 | |
Chewing problem | 28 | 15.3 | |
Loss of smell and taste | 18 | 9.8 | |
Take medication currently | Yes | 118 | 21.3 |
No | 436 | 78.8 | |
Reason for loneliness | Loss of family member | 56 | 10.1 |
Social isolation | 27 | 4.9 | |
Otherb | 19 | 3.4 |