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. 2016 May 30;9(2):106–111. doi: 10.1016/j.slsci.2016.05.005

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample.

Characteristics Statistics
Age (years) (mean ± SD) 73.1±7.5
Age group (years) n (%)
65–74
75–84
≥85		 251 (60%)
135 (32.6)
28 (6.8)


 


Sex n (%)
  • •

    Male

  • •

    Female

 65 (15.7)
349 (84.3)


 


Education n (%)
  • •

    Nil

  • •

    Primary

  • •

    Secondary

  • •

    Tertiary

 240 (59.4)
108 (26.7)
33 (8.2)
23 (5.7)
Smoking n (%) 28 (7.0)
Alcohol n (%) 62 (15.3)
Coffee (n) (%) 20 (5.0)
Colanut (n) (%) 76 (18.8)


 


History of cardiovascular disease (n) (%)
  • •

    Hypertension

  • •

    Diabetes Mellitus

  • •

    Stroke

  • •

    Intermittent claudication

  • •

    Other

 134 (33.3)
29 (7.2)
6 (1.5)
45 (11.6)
0 (0)
Migraine (n) (%) 4 (1.0)
Report of use of antidepressant 0 (0)
BMI (kg/m2) (mean±SD) 25.3±5.4
WC (cm) (mean±SD) 87.5±13.8
SBP (mmHg) (mean±SD) 141.0±25.3
DBP (mmHg) (mean±SD) 84.0±13.8

Other: coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, dyslipidaemia and chronic Kidney Disease, WC waist circumference, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, CESD-10 10 item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, ESS Epworth sleepiness scale.