| Characteristics | % | p-value | ||
| Females | Males | Both | ||
| Health status | <0.01 | |||
| Poor/very poor | 9.6 | 7.3 | 16.9 | |
| Fai | 21.2 | 17.7 | 38.8 | |
| Good/very good | 24.0 | 20.2 | 44.2 | |
| Chronic diseases | <0.01 | |||
| Hypertension | 12.5 | 10.0 | 12.5 | |
| Stroke | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | |
| Heart disease | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.9 | |
| Arthritis | 9.2 | 6.7 | 15.9 | |
| Tuberculosis | 2.8 | 2.9 | 5.7 | |
| Asthma | 2.5 | 2.2 | 4.7 | |
| Thyroid | 2.4 | 1.7 | 4.1 | |
| Diabetes | 4.5 | 3.8 | 8.3 | |
| Liver problems | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | |
| Skin problems | 2.6 | 2.0 | 4.5 | |
| Melancholy | 8.9 | 6.4 | 15.3 | |
| Ca | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | |