Table 1.
Socio-demographic and anthropometrics characteristics of subjects according to sex
| Men | Women | Total | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Age | |||||
| <70 | 53 (37.9) | 53 (26.0) | 106 (30.8) | 0.013* | |
| > = 70 | 87 (62.1) | 151 (79.0) | 238 (69.2) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 14 (10.0) | 11 (5.4) | 25 (7.3) | 0.081 | |
| Not married | 126 (90.0) | 193 (94.6) | 319 (92.7) | ||
| Years of Education | |||||
| <=4 | 70 (50.0) | 138 (67.6) | 208 (60.5) | 0.001* | |
| >4 | 70 (50.0) | 66 (32.4) | 136 (39.5) | ||
| Income | |||||
| <2 minimum wage | 98 (90.7) | 136 (88.9) | 234 (89.7) | 0.384 | |
| 2+ minimum wage | 10 (9.3) | 17 (11.1) | 27 (10.3) | ||
| MNA | |||||
| Malnutrition | 8 (6.6) | 17 (9.4) | 25 (8.3) | 0.242 | |
| At risk of malnutrition | 72 (59.0) | 96 (53.3) | 168 (55.6) | 0.246 | |
| Well nourished | 42 (34.4) | 67 (37.2) | 109 (36.1) | ||
| BMI | |||||
| Underweigth | 54 (38.6) | 54 (26.5) | 108 (31.4) | 0.012* | |
| Normal | 86 (61.4) | 150 (73.5) | 236 (98.6) | ||
| MAC | |||||
| Underweigth | 8 (5.7) | 24 (11.8) | 32 (9.3) | 0.041* | |
| Normal | 132 (94.3) | 180 (88.2) | 312 (90.7) | ||
| CC | |||||
| Underweigth | 22 (17.9) | 56 (29.8) | 78 (25.1) | 0.012* | |
| Normal | 101 (82.1) | 132 (70.2) | 233 (74.9) | ||
| PBF | |||||
| Underweigth | 29 (24.4) | 50 (27.3) | 79 (26.2) | 0.333 | |
| Normal | 90 (75.6) | 133 (72.7) | 233 (73.8) | ||
MNA mini nutritional assessment, BMI body mass index, MAC mid-arm circumference, CC calf circumference, PBF percentage of body fat
* p < 0.05, significance level difference between sex (ANOVA)