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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics

From: Disaster preparedness among Thai elderly emergency department patients: a survey of patients’ perspective

Variables

N = 243(%)

Age, median (IQR)

72 (66–81)

SPMSQ Score, median (IQR)

4 (2–6)

Gender

 Female

154 (63.4)

Professional

 No work

197 (81.1)

 Retired government employee

19 (7.8)

 Housemaid

8 (3.3)

 Business

19 (7.8)

Had monthly income

 Yes

44 (18.1)

 No

199 (81.9)

Median income (IQR) Thai baht

10,000 (21,500)

Educations

 Primary school

140 (57.6)

 Secondary School

55 (22.6)

 College or Higher

25 (10.2)

 Uneducated

23 (9.5)

Underlying Diseases

 Hypertension

148 (60.9)

 Diabetes

108 (44.4)

 Cardiovascular disease

56 (23.1)

 Dyslipidemia

50 (20.6)

 Chronic kidney disease

31 (12.8)

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma

14 (5.8)

 Cancer

11 (4.5)

 Cerebrovascular disease

10 (4.1)

Functional status

 Doing basic activities of daily living

137 (56.4)

 Used cane or walker to ambulate

85 (34.9)

 Needed help to ambulate

18 (7.4)

 Bed ridden

3 (1.2)