Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| Men (n = 1862) | Women (n = 2454) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of participants | % | No. of participants | % | |
| Physical activity | ||||
| High | 974 | 52.3 | 1111 | 45.3 |
| Low | 888 | 47.7 | 1343 | 54.7 |
| Age group | ||||
| 65-74 years | 1190 | 63.9 | 1613 | 65.7 |
| 75-84 years | 608 | 32.7 | 765 | 31.2 |
| ≥ 85 years | 64 | 3.4 | 76 | 3.1 |
| History of disease | ||||
| Diabetes | 238 | 12.8 | 165 | 6.7 |
| Hypertension | 880 | 47.3 | 1228 | 50.0 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 114 | 6.1 | 374 | 15.2 |
| Depresion | 9 | 0.5 | 31 | 1.3 |
| Body mass index | ||||
| Normal body weight | 1158 | 62.2 | 1539 | 62.7 |
| Slim | 50 | 2.7 | 103 | 4.2 |
| Overweight/Obese | 654 | 35.1 | 812 | 33.1 |
| Standard of living | ||||
| Acceptable | 1040 | 55.9 | 1405 | 57.3 |
| Slightly difficult | 483 | 25.9 | 645 | 26.3 |
| Difficult/Severely difficult | 339 | 18.2 | 404 | 16.5 |
| Working status | ||||
| Working | 612 | 32.9 | 636 | 25.9 |
| Non-working | 1250 | 67.1 | 1818 | 74.1 |
| Social network | ||||
| ≥ 12 | 1126 | 60.5 | 1562 | 63.7 |
| < 12 | 736 | 39.5 | 892 | 36.3 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Own home | 1176 | 63.2 | 1503 | 61.2 |
| Elsewhere | 686 | 36.8 | 951 | 38.8 |