Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants.
| Under 60 Years | 60 Years and Over | Full Sample | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 970 | n = 596 | N = 1566 | ||||
| Variables | n | % | n | % | N | % |
| Age, years a | 54.9 | 3.0 | 64.9 | 3.9 | 58.7 | 6.0 |
| <50 | 60 | 3.8 | ||||
| 50–55 | 413 | 26.4 | ||||
| 55–60 | 497 | 31.7 | ||||
| 60–65 | 342 | 21.8 | ||||
| >65 | 254 | 16.2 | ||||
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Never | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Married | 741 | 76.4 | 354 | 59.4 | 1095 | 69.9 |
| Widowed | 160 | 16.5 | 224 | 37.6 | 384 | 24.5 |
| Separated | 64 | 6.6 | 18 | 3.0 | 82 | 5.2 |
| Education, years a | 6.9 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 3.2 |
| Urbanicity a | 44.4 | 12.4 | 42.7 | 13.3 | 43.8 | 12.8 |
| Urban SES a | 7.3 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 5.1 |
| Rural SES a | 6.2 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 3.5 |
| Household Composition | ||||||
| Single person | 12 | 1.2 | 16 | 2.7 | 28 | 1.8 |
| One nuclear family | 274 | 28.2 | 149 | 25.0 | 423 | 27.0 |
| Horizontally and/or vertically extended family | 218 | 22.5 | 156 | 26.2 | 374 | 23.9 |
| Multi-nuclear family | 466 | 48.0 | 275 | 46.1 | 741 | 47.3 |
| Smoker | 293 | 30.2 | 197 | 33.1 | 490 | 31.3 |
| Alcohol Consumer | 539 | 55.6 | 297 | 49.8 | 836 | 53.4 |
| Employed | 709 | 73.1 | 343 | 57.6 | 1052 | 67.2 |
| Insured | 424 | 43.8 | 432 | 72.5 | 856 | 54.7 |
| Health status | ||||||
| Diabetes | 121 | 12.5 | 102 | 17.1 | 223 | 14.2 |
| Hypertension | 444 | 45.9 | 328 | 55.1 | 772 | 49.4 |
| High WC | 596 | 61.6 | 306 | 51.8 | 902 | 57.9 |
| Overweight/obese | 515 | 53.3 | 247 | 42.1 | 762 | 49.1 |
| Self-reported health | ||||||
| Overall health (good or excellent) | 857 | 88.4 | 496 | 83.2 | 1353 | 86.5 |
| Quality of life (good or very good) | 744 | 76.7 | 462 | 77.5 | 1206 | 77.0 |
| Social support (satisfied or very satisfied) | 787 | 81.1 | 494 | 82.9 | 1281 | 81.8 |
Note. a Mean and standard deviation presented for continuous variables.