Table 2 Health and lifestyle characteristics of older adults in Metu district, Illu Aba Bor zone, Southwestern Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 610)
Characteristics | Category | Residence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | Overall | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Chronic disease | Yes | 93(30.6%) | 131(42.8%) | 224(36.7%) |
No | 211(69.4%) | 175(57.2%) | 386(63.3%) | |
Hospitalization last year | Yes | 89(29.3%) | 108(35.3%) | 197(32.3%) |
No | 215(70.7%) | 198(64.7%) | 413(67.7%) | |
Insomnia | Yes | 31(10.2%) | 132(43.1%) | 163(26.7%) |
No | 273(89.8%) | 174(56.9%) | 447(73.3%) | |
Eating problem | Yes | 87(28.6%) | 98(32.0%) | 185(30.3%) |
No | 217(71.4%) | 208(68.0%) | 425(69.7%) | |
Edentulous | Yes | 140(46.1%) | 196(64.1%) | 336(55.1%) |
No | 164(53.9%) | 110(35.9%) | 274(44.9%) | |
Denature | Yes | 43(14.1%) | 13(4.2%) | 56(9.2%) |
No | 261(85.9%) | 293(95.8%) | 554(90.8%) | |
Smoking | Yes | 67(22.0%) | 91(29.7%) | 158(25.9%) |
No | 237(78.0%) | 215(70.3%) | 452(74.1%) | |