Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients at baseline (n = 78).
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years, Mean ± SD (range) | 76.2 ± 4.8 (65–85) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 28 (35.9) |
| Female | 50 (64.1) |
| Education level | |
| ≥9 years | 25 (32.0) |
| <9 years | 53 (68.0) |
| Working condition | |
| Retired | 78 (100) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 54 (69.2) |
| Never married | 8 (10.3) |
| Divorced | 13 (16.7) |
| Widowed | 3 (3.8) |
| Family condition | |
| Lives alone | 25 (32.0) |
| Lives with others | 53 (68.0) |
| Diagnosis at enrollmenta | |
| Hypertension | 42 (53.9) |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 27 (34.6) |
| Heart failure | 25 (32.1) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 26 (33.3) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 4 (5.1) |
| Chronic venous insufficiency | 5 (6.4) |
| Dyslipidemia | 13 (16.7) |
Note: Data are n (%), unless otherwise indicated. a Based on the International Classification Disease (ICD), and the diagnoses are not mutually exclusive.