Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the sample.
| Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | (N = 1066) | (N = 358) | (N = 708) | |||
| Mean (SD) Age | 70.9 | (7.5) | 70.3 | (7.3) | 71.2 | (7.6) |
| Mean (SD) Education | 5.6 | (3.9) | 6.4 | (4.4) | 5.2 | (3.6) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| n(%) Married | 379 | (35.6) | 187 | (52.2) | 192 | (27.2) |
| n(%) Single | 74 | (6.9) | 11 | (3.1) | 63 | (8.9) |
| n(%)Divorced | 204 | (19.1) | 71 | (19.8) | 133 | (18.7) |
| n(%)Widowed | 409 | (38.4) | 89 | (24.8) | 320 | (45.2) |
| n(%) Living alone | 136 | (12.8) | 34 | (10) | 102 | (14.4) |
| n(%) Smoking | 127 | (11.9) | 61 | (16.9) | 66 | (9.3) |
| Mean (SD) Chronicdisease | 1.5 | (1.2) | 1.2 | (1.1) | 1.7 | (1.2) |
| n(%)Functionallimitation | 514 | (48.3) | 118 | (33.4) | 396 | (55.9) |
| Self-rated health | ||||||
| n(%)Good | 397 | (37.2) | 158 | (44.1) | 239 | (33.8) |
| n(%)Fair | 454 | (42.6) | 140 | (39.1) | 314 | (44.3) |
| n(%)Poor | 215 | (20.2) | 60 | (16.8) | 155 | (21.9) |