Mental Health Problems and Sociodemographic Correlates in Elderly Medical Inpatients in a University Hospital in Egypt

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of patients included in this study.

	Number	%
Young old (65–<75 years)	164	82
Old old (75–<85 years)	28	14
Oldest old (≥85 years)	8	4
Male gender	112	56
Rural residency	168	84
Illiteracy	168	84
Low income	112	56
Married	80	40
Having offspring	192	96
Doing exercises	0	0.00