Table 1.
Demographic characteristics
| Characteristics | Rome (N = 120) | Milan (N = 118) | Participants in the analysis sample (N = 238) | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 60.8 (9.2) | 59.7 (9.5) | 60.2 (9.3) | 0.362 |
| Gender (n, %) | 0.676 | |||
| Male | 69 (57.5) | 71 (60.2) | 140 (58.8) | |
| Female | 51 (42.5) | 47 (39.8) | 98 (41.2) | |
| Ethnicity (n, %) | ||||
| White | 120 (100.0) | 118 (100.0) | 238 (100.0) | |
| Marital status (n, %) | 0.963 | |||
| Single | 7 (5.8) | 6 (5.1) | 13 (5.5) | |
| Married/living with partner | 79 (65.8) | 79 (66.9) | 158 (66.4) | |
| Other | 34 (28.3) | 33 (28.0) | 67 (28.2) | |
| Employment statusb (n, %) | ||||
| Full-time work | 37 (30.8) | 50 (42.4) | 87 (36.6) | 0.065 |
| Part-time work | 12 (10.0) | 15 (12.7) | 27 (11.3) | 0.510 |
| Homemaker/housewife | 16 (13.3) | 5 (4.2) | 21 (8.8) | 0.013 |
| Unemployed | 9 (7.5) | 6 (5.1) | 15 (6.3) | 0.443 |
| Retired | 45 (37.5) | 46 (39.0) | 91 (38.2) | 0.814 |
| Disabled | 2 (1.7) | 2 (1.7) | 4 (1.7) | 0.986 |
| Education level, grouped (n, %) | 0.653 | |||
| University degree | 13 (10.8) | 15 (12.7) | 28 (11.8) | |
| No university degree | 107 (89.2) | 103 (87.3) | 210 (88.2) |
Notes:
a
p-values comparing between Rome and Milan are based on independent t-tests for continuous variables and chi-square tests for categorical variables;
b
not mutually exclusive.