Neighbourhood environment and depressive symptoms among the elderly in Hong Kong and Singapore

Table 2 Descriptive analysis of the sample

Parameters	Hong Kong		Singapore		Total
Parameters	N	%	N	%	N	%
Gender
Male	20	11.6	59	33.9	79	22.8
Female	153	88.4	115	66.1	268	77.2
Age group
65–70	30	17.3	87	50.0	117	33.7
71–75	41	23.7	56	32.2	97	28.0
76–80	62	35.8	26	14.9	88	25.4
81–85	27	15.6	3	1.7	30	8.6
Above 85	13	7.5	2	1.1	15	4.3
Living alone	65	37.6	16	9.2	81	23.3
Car-owning household	9	5.2	69	39.7	78	22.5
Education level
Primary or lower	136	78.6	107	61.5	243	70.0
Junior secondary	20	11.6	34	19.5	54	15.6
Senior secondary or above	17	9.8	33	19.0	50	14.4
BMI group
Underweight	6	3.5	10	5.7	16	4.6
Normal range	93	53.8	108	62.1	201	57.9
Overweight	65	37.6	48	27.6	113	32.6
Obese	9	5.2	8	4.6	17	4.9
Lifestyle
Inactive	5	2.9	70	40.2	75	21.6
Minimally active	90	52.0	92	52.9	182	52.4
Active	78	45.1	12	6.9	90	25.9
Three or more kinds of chronic illnesses	42	24.3	40	23.0	82	23.6
Physical health score
Below 50	36	20.8	9	5.2	45	13.0
50–74	66	38.2	87	50.6	153	44.3
75 or above	71	41.0	76	44.2	147	42.6
Mental health score
Below 50	13	7.5	8	4.6	21	6.1
50–74	49	28.3	61	35.3	110	31.8
75 or above	111	32.2	104	60.1	215	62.1

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