Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants.

Condition		%
Marital Status	Single with no history of a regular partner	1.9
	Married or in a stable relationship	56.5
	No current partner but a history of a stable or marital relationship	41.6
Education Level	No education	20.8
	Primary	46.1
	Secondary	16.9
	Vocational training	7.1
	University	9.1
Employment Status	Working	1.9
	Unemployed	2.6
	Housework	20.8
	Retired	74.7
Monthly Family Income	<1000 €	47.6
	1000–2000 €	46.2
	2000–3000 €	4.2
	>3000 €	2.1
Number of Children	0	10.4
	1	3.2
	2	23.4
	3	31.8
	≥4	31.1
Chronic Disease (Perceived health on a 0–10 points scale: M = 6.25, SD = 1.89)	Yes, of which (more frequent)	74.7
	Cardiovascular diseases including coronary and vascular diseases, hypertension and high cholesterol	47.9
	Bone and rheumatic diseases including osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis	27.1
	Diabetes	6.9
	Hyperthyroidism	4.2
	Neurologic diseases including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson, and limb paralysis	3.5
	Respiratory diseases including asthma and chronic bronchitis	2.8
	Limb amputation	2.8
	Cancer, including prostate diseases	2.8
	Sensorial deficit	2.1
Any Kind of Therapy	Yes, of which (more frequent)	76.6
	Cardiovascular treatments	26.5
	Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs	19.7
	Calcium and vitamins supplements	6.8
	Diabetes treatments	5.1
	Hyperthyroidism treatments	4.3
	Anxiolytics	3.4

Note. A third of the participants reported taking some kind of drugs but were unable to specify their correct active principles, names, or aims, and it was not possible to know this information based on clinical status or records.