Table 1. Characteristics of the sample(n = 1152).
| Variables | Total sample n = 1152 |
Community-dwelling n = 622 |
Hospitals n = 530 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (Mean ± SD) | 71.69±8.13 | 70.65±6.53 | 72.91±9.54 |
| ≥60 years old (n/%) | 523(45.4) | 286(46.0) | 237(44.7) |
| ≥70 years old (n/%) | 397(34.5) | 258(41.5) | 139(26.2) |
| ≥80 years old (n/%) | 206(17.8) | 78(12.5) | 128(24.1) |
| ≥90 years old (n/%) | 26(2.3) | 0(0.0) | 26(5.0) |
| Gender (n/%) | |||
| Male | 613(53.2) | 325(52.3) | 288(54.3) |
| Female | 539(46.8) | 297(47.7) | 242(45.7) |
| BMI(Mean ± SD) | 20.61±2.58 | 21.38±2.47 | 19.80±2.39 |
| Marital status (n/%) | |||
| Single | 4(0.3) | 2(0.3) | 2(0.4) |
| Married | 829(72.0) | 483(77.7) | 346(65.3) |
| Divorced | 7(0.6) | 5(0.8) | 2(0.4) |
| Widowed | 299(26.0) | 129(20.7) | 170(31.9) |
| No response | 13(1.1) | 3(0.5) | 10(2.0) |
| Education (n/%) | |||
| ≤9 years | 663(57.6) | 378(60.8) | 285(53.8) |
| >9years and ≤12 years | 286(24.8) | 143(23.0) | 143(27.0) |
| >12 years | 203(17.6) | 101(16.2) | 102(19.2) |
| Smoking habits (n/%) | |||
| Yes | 926(80.4) | 490(78.8) | 436(82.3) |
| No | 226(19.6) | 132(21.2) | 94(17.7) |
| Alcohol drinking habits (n/%) | |||
| Yes | 920(79.8) | 479(77.0) | 441(83.2) |
| No | 232(20.2) | 143(23.0) | 89(16.8) |
| Health insurance (n/%) | |||
| Yes | 1123(97.5) | 611(98.2) | 512(96.6) |
| No | 29(2.5) | 11(1.8) | 18(3.4) |
| Chronic diseases (n/%) | |||
| Yes | 650(56.42) | 209(33.6) | 441(83.2) |
| No | 502(43.58) | 413(66.4) | 89(16.8) |
BMI: body mass index.