Table 1.
General characteristics of the participants (N = 4287).
| Variables | Middle-Aged | Older-Aged | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Age (Mean ± SE) | 55.25 ± 0.233 | 56.45 ± 0.202 | 72.44 ± 0.173 | 73.30 ± 0.139 |
| Income level quartile | ||||
| Highest | 187 (25.8) | 191 (22.8) | 263 (27.7) | 397 (26.9) |
| Medium highest | 168 (22.7) | 188 (22.3) | 261 (23.6) | 406 (23.5) |
| Medium lowest | 168 (23.8) | 265 (26.4) | 277 (23.7) | 425 (25.4) |
| Lowest | 196 (27.7) | 265 (28.5) | 256 (24.9) | 385 (24.3) |
| Education | ||||
| Elementary school or less | 128 (15.5) | 334 (34.5) | 436 (42.3) | 1234 (78.4) |
| Middle school | 116 (14.3) | 181 (22.2) | 178 (16.9) | 153 (9.9) |
| High school | 253 (38.3) | 248 (32.0) | 280 (27.1) | 131 (8.9) |
| University or more | 204 (31.9) | 96 (11.3) | 140 (13.7) | 43 (2.7) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 629 (86.9) | 687 (79.7) | 923 (87.3) | 733 (42.7) |
| Separated/divorce | 57 (7.3) | 74 (8.5) | 51 (5.1) | 54 (3.5) |
| Widowed | 8 (1.2) | 109 (11.1) | 85 (7.3) | 823 (53.1) |
| Unmarried | 27(4.6) | 9 (0.7) | 4 (0.3) | 11 (0.7) |
| BMI | ||||
| Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 7 (0.8) | 4 (0.5) | 18 (2.0) | 26 (1.7) |
| Normal (18.5–22.9 kg/m2) | 138 (18.0) | 177 (22.1) | 331 (30.0) | 414 (24.9) |
| Overweight (23–24.9 kg/m2) | 177 (23.4) | 223 (24.2) | 288 (28.5) | 422 (26.0) |
| Obese (≥25 kg/m2) | 393 (57.8) | 475 (53.3) | 427 (39.4) | 755 (47.4) |
BMI, body mass index.