Table 1.
Participant statistics summary by sex (n = 107).
| All | Male (M) | Female (F) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants (n) | 107 | 34 (31.8%) | 73 (68.2%) | |
| Age (years) 1: | ||||
| Mean | 70.2 ± 8.6 | 72.8 ± 8.2 | 68.9 ± 8.5 | |
| Range | 56–94 | 60–94 | 56–88 | 0.030 |
| Marital Status: | 0.067 | |||
| Married | 62 (57.9%) | 25 (73.5%) | 37 (50.7%) | |
| Not Married—All | 45 (42.1%) | 9 (25.5%) | 36 (49.3%) | |
| Never Married | 9 | 1 | 8 | |
| Divorced | 15 | 1 | 14 | |
| Widowed | 16 | 6 | 10 | |
| Other | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Employment Status | 0.494 | |||
| Retired | 80 (74.8%) | 25 (73.5%) | 55 (75.3%) | |
| Employed—All | 27 (25.2%) | 9 (26.5%) | 18 (24.7%) | |
| Full-time | 12 | 3 | 9 | |
| Casual | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
| Part-time | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Unemployed | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Education | 0.102 | |||
| Year 10 only | 3 (2.8%) | 3 (8.8%) | 0 | |
| Post-secondary—All | 104 (97.2%) | 31 (91.2%) | 73 (100%) | |
| Year 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | |
| Certificate/Diploma | 17 | 6 | 11 | |
| Undergraduate | 52 | 15 | 37 | |
| Post-graduate | 28 | 9 | 19 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) 1 | 25.19 ± 3.96 | 26.03 ± 3.73 | 24.79 ± 4.03 | |
| Range | 16.87–39.66 | 20.90–38.01 | 16.87–39.66 | 0.133 |
| Energy—Daily (kJ) 1 | 9297 ± 2249 | 9748 ± 2259 | 9087 ± 2228 | 0.158 |
| Range | 5254–16,091 | 5327–14,643 | 5254–16,091 | |
| DII Score 1 | −1.10 ± 1.21 | −0.70 ± 1.43 | −1.28 ± 1.04 | |
| Range | −3.46–+3.66 | −2.70–+3.66 | −3.46–0.85 | 0.018 |
| LSNS Score 1 | 38.7 ± 9.06 | 37.8 ± 7.58 | 39.0 ± 9.68 | |
| Range | 7–58 | 20–53 | 7–58 | 0.434 |
1 Values shown as mean ± SD. Note: DII—Dietary Inflammatory Index; LSNS—Lubben Social Network Scale.