Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population (N = 241).
Characteristics | N | % |
Gender | ||
Male | 121 | 50.4 |
Female | 119 | 49.6 |
Nationality | ||
Greek | 238 | 98.8 |
Other | 3 | 1.2 |
Mean age in years ± SD | ||
Place of residence | ||
Urban (City of Giannitsa) | 165 | 68.5 |
Rural | 76 | 31.5 |
Member of open-day-care-center | ||
Giannitsa | 151 | 62.4 |
Old Pella | 17 | 7.1 |
Karyotissa | 17 | 7.1 |
Rachona | 15 | 6.2 |
Krya Vrisi | 14 | 5.8 |
Other rural centers | 27 | 11.4 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 137 | 56.8 |
Not married | 10 | 4.1 |
Widowed | 85 | 35.3 |
Divorced | 9 | 3.7 |
Having children | ||
Yes | 219 | 90.9 |
No | 22 | 9.1 |
Living alone at home | ||
Yes | 171 | 71.0 |
No | 70 | 29.0 |
Education level | ||
Primary Education and illiterate | 190 | 79.2 |
Secondary Education | 45 | 18.8 |
Higher education | 5 | 2.1 |
Economic status (Monthly income in Euro) |
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< 500 | 97 | 40.2 |
500-1000 | 117 | 48.5 |
1000-2000 | 27 | 11.2 |
> 2000 | 0 | 0.0 |
Comorbidities | ||
Myocardial infarct | 11 | 4.6 |
Stroke | 13 | 5.4 |
Hypertension | 80 | 33.2 |
Diabetes | 37 | 15.4 |
Cancer | 25 | 10.4 |
Parkinson's disease | 7 | 2.9 |
Other | 57 | 23.6 |
Visiting frequency of the of open-day-care-center |
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< 1 monthly | 25 | 10.4 |
< 1 weekly | 120 | 49.8 |
Almost daily | 96 | 39.8 |