Table 1. Characteristics of the study population (n = 1,414).

		Number (%)
Sex	Men	639 (45.2)
	Women	775(54.8)
Age (years)	65–69	299 (21.2)
	70–74	341 (24.1)
	75–79	321 (22.7)
	80-	453 (32.0)
Living alone		163 (11.8)*
Education	high school or higher	323 (23.9)*
Current smokers		171 (12.6)*
Current drinkers		397 (29.3)*
Self-rated poor health		159 (11.3)*

^*data on some of the participants were unavailable.