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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)