Table 1.

Characteristics of the analyzed sample from the Moli-sani study cohort (n = 4772).

Variables	N of Subjects	Mean	SD	%
Chronological age, CA (y)	4772	55.9	11.9
Biological age, BA (y)	4772	55.0	8.7
Δage (BA−CA)	4772	−0.89	7.8
Sex (men)	2299	–	–	48.2
Education level
Up to lower school	2578	–	–	54.0
Upper secondary	1632	–	–	34.2
Postsecondary education	555	–	–	11.6
Missing data	7	–	–	0.1
Housing tenure
Rent	454	–	–	9.5
1 dwelling ownership	3884	–	–	81.4
>1 dwelling ownership	426	–	–	8.9
Missing data	8	–	–	0.2
Place of residence
Rural	1593	–	–	33.4
Urban	3179	–	–	66.6
Body mass index (BMI)	4766	28.3	4.8
Lifestyles
Leisure-time physical activity (met−h/day)	4720	3.5	4.0
Smoking status
Non−smoker	2390	–	–	50.2
Smokers	1066	–	–	22.4
Former	1306	–	–	27.4
Missing data	10	–	–	0.2
LIS	4524	0.6	0.8
Dietary information
MDS	4750	4.4	1.6
DIS	4524	−0.2	2.0
Alcohol intake (g/day)	4752	20.3	7.3
Cardiovascular disease
No	4421	–	–	92.6
Yes	276	–	–	5.8
Missing data	75	–	–	1.6
Cancer
No	4591	–	–	96.2
Yes	151	–	–	3.2
Missing data	30	–	–	0.6
Diabetes
No	4470	–	–	93.7
Yes	234	–	–	4.9
Missing data	8	–	–	1.4
Hypertension
No	3300	–	–	69.2
Yes	1428	–	–	29.9
Missing data	44			0.9
Hyperlipidemia
No	4337	–	–	91.9
Yes	384	–	–	8.1
Missing data	51	–	–	1.1
Quality of life
SF−36 physical QoL	3728	46.6	6.4
SF−36 mental QoL	3728	46.9	10.1

Abbreviations: MDS = Mediterranean diet score; DIS = dietary inflammatory score; LIS = lifestyle inflammatory score; QoL = quality of life.