- Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (N=1026).
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (mean±SD) | 63.83±8.98 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 516 (50.5) |
| Female | 505 (49.5) |
| Age | |
| 50-59 | 341 (33.5) |
| 60-69 | 422 (41.5) |
| ≥70 | 255 (25.0) |
| Region | |
| Jazan | 395 (38.5) |
| Al-Ahsa | 172 (16.8) |
| Qassim | 130 (12.7) |
| Asir | 254 (24.8) |
| Norther border | 75 (7.3) |
| Education level | |
| Illiterate | 483 (47.6) |
| Elementary | 251 (24.8) |
| Middle/high | 214 (21.1) |
| University | 66 (6.5) |
| Occupation (current work status) | |
| Employee | 41 (9.4) |
| Free work | 13 (3.0) |
| House wife | 76 (17.4) |
| Retired | 176 (40.2) |
| Unemployed | 132 (30.1) |
| Presence of caregiver at home? | |
| No | 122 (12.2) |
| Yes | 882 (87.8) |
| Type of caregiver (family member)? | |
| No | 16 (1.8) |
| Yes | 866 (98.2) |
Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%).
SD: standard deviation