Table 1.
Distribution of variables in the baseline Leganés cohort (1993).
| Variables | Men (n = 644) | Women (n = 633) | Total (n = 1277) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age [mean (SD)] | 75.6 (8.1) | 75.9 (8.1) | 75.8 (8.1) |
| Body mass index (BMI) [mean (SD)] | 26.3 (3.4) | 28.0 (4.8)*** | 27.1 (4.2) |
| Self-rated health fair, poor or very poor [n (%)] | 357 (55.4) | 432 (68.2)*** | 789 (61.8) |
| Diabetic patients [n (%)] | 47 (7.3) | 75 (11.8)** | 122 (9.6) |
| Patients with 10 or more years history of diabetes [n (%)] | 5 (0.8) | 28 (4.4)*** | 33 (2.6) |
| Heart disease [n (%)] | 163 (25.3) | 139 (22.0) | 302 (23.6) |
| Comorbidity (≥4 diseases) [n (%)] | 285 (44.3) | 388 (61.3)*** | 673 (52.7) |
**
p ≤ 0.05.
***
p ≤ 0.001.