The Study of Dimensions of Health in the Elderly Population in Tehran with emphasis on demographic variables

Health is a necessary condition for social roles; people can have a complete activity in society when they feel themselves healthy and also society deems them healthy. With increasing age, the elder health could be at risk. At present, the elderly population has a rapid growth in different age groups and the greatest increase in the elderly population will occur in developing countries such as Iran in the near future.
The aim of this research is to study: how is the status of health of elderly people in Tehran? Elderly women have a better status than men in the four domains of health? In terms of health status, which elderly groups are better or worse? Do elderly married have better health than unmarried ones? The elderly, who are currently employed, experience better health in all aspects than elderly people who retired or elderly housewives.
The results indicate that the total elderly men have better health than older women in all areas of health. In all areas of health, elderly married people have better health than currently unmarried ones. Elderly people work or retirement experience more health than elderly housewives and disabled ones. Also, older women have the lowest level of health.

Key words: elderly, physical health, mental health, social health,
environmental health.