Table 1.
Characteristics of the population
| Senior population, n=1593 n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Women | 718 (45.1) | |||
| Men | 875 (54.9) | |||
| Women n = 718 | Men n = 875 | p | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 70.7 ± 5.3 | 71.0 ±5.6 | 70.4 ±5.1 | |
| Range | 65–93 | |||
| 65-69 | 834 (52.4) | 357 (49.0) | 477 (54.5) | |
| 70–74 | 418 (26.2) | 186 (25.9) | 232 (26.5) | |
| 75–79 | 217 (13.6) | 110 (15.3) | 107 (12.2) | |
| ≥80 | 124 (7.8) | 65 (9.1) | 59 (6.7) | |
| In a relationship | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 973 (61.1) | 316 (44.0) | 657 (75.1) | |
| No | 620 (38.9) | 402 (56.0) | 218 (24.9) | |
| EPICES score | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 28.1 (21.3) | 29.0 (20.7) | 27.4 (21.8) | |
| ≤30 | 892 (56.2) | |||
| >30 | 696 (43.8) | |||
| Education level | 0.019 | |||
| No schooling / primary education | 528 (33.1) | 216 (30.1) | 312 (35.7) | |
| Secondary/higher education | 1065 (66.8) | 502 (69.9) | 563 (64.3) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| < 18.5 | 28 (1.8) | 22 (3.1) | 6 (0.7) | |
| 18.5 – 24.99 | 586 (36.8) | 296 (41.2) | 290 (33.1) | |
| 25 – 29.99 | 638 (39.4) | 248 (34.5) | 380 (43.4) | |
| 30 – 34.99 | 270 (16.9) | 103 (14.3) | 167 (19.1) | |
| 35 – 39.99 | 67 (4.2) | 39 (5.4) | 28 (3.2) | |
| ≥40 | 14 (0.9) | 10 (0.9) | 4 (0.9) | |
| Women n = 542 | Men n = 712 | |||
| Waist circumference * (cm) | ||||
| ≤ 88 cm (W) / 102 cm (M) | 331 (61.8) | 476 (67.0) | ||
| > 88 cm (W) / > 102 cm (M) | 211 (38.2) | 232 (33.0) | ||
*Waist circumference was measured only for those aged 65 to 74 years.