TABLE 1.

Demographic characteristics and anthropometric measurements of elderly Ecuadorians¹

Variable	Men	Women	P-value
n	127	225
Age, y	75.8 ± 6.5	73.7 ± 6.1	0.003
(range)	(65 – 94)	(65–97)
Education level, %
No school	29.4	52.5	<0.0001
<3 y primary school	23.0	24.2	0.8
3–6 y primary	42.9	22.9	<0.0001
Some secondary	4.0	0
Completed secondary	0.8	0
Marital status, %
Married	69.8	37.5	<0.0001
Single	2.4	7.6	0.07
Widowed	22.8	49.6	<0.0001
Divorced or separated	5.6	4.5	0.62
Religion, % Catholic	91.3	91.0	0.4
Birthplace, % rural	69.0	73.9	0.31
Anthropometrics
Weight, kg	59.9 ± 9.5	54.0 ± 9.80	<0.0001
Height, cm	156 ± 7	144 ± 6	<0.0001
BMI, kg/m2	24.8 ± 3.2	26.1 ± 4.0	0.0037
Underweight: BMI <20, %	2.7	4.5	0.444
Normal: BMI 20–24.9, %	57.3	39.8	0.003
Overweight: BMI ≥25, %	40.0	55.7	0.008
High waist circumference,2%	8.8	46.7	<0.0001

¹Values are mean ± SD or %.

²Men >102 cm; women >88 cm.