Table 1.
Baseline details of the study population
| Demographic factors | N (%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 432 (43.2) |
| Female | 568 (56.8) |
| Age group | |
| 65–75 | 648 (64.8) |
| 75–85 | 262 (26.2) |
| >85 | 90 (9.0) |
| Weight Status (BMI) | |
| Underweight (<18.5) | 124 (12.4) |
| Normal (18.5–22.9) | 340 (34.0) |
| Overweight (23–24.9) | 188 (18.8) |
| Preobese (25–29.9) | 264 (26.4) |
| Obese (>30) | 84 (8.4) |
| Education | |
| Graduate and above | 132 (13.2) |
| Diploma/pre-=degree | 85 (8.5) |
| Middle class/primary | 657 (65.7) |
| Illiterate | 126 (12.6) |
| House hold | |
| Living with family/caretaker | 820 (82.0) |
| Living alone during daytime | 145 (14.5) |
| Living alone | 35 (3.5) |
| Domicile | |
| Urban | 700 (70.0) |
| Rural | 300 (30.0) |
BMI, body mass index.