Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants (N=27).
| Characteristic | Participants | |||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 73.2 (5.5) | |||
| Sex, female, n (%) | 19 (70) | |||
| Race, n (%) | ||||
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White | 21 (78) | ||
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Other | 6 (22) | ||
| Education level, n (%) | ||||
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College education | 24 (89) | ||
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Other | 3 (11) | ||
| Living status, n (%) | ||||
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Lives alone | 6 (22) | ||
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Other | 21 (78) | ||
| Housing, n (%) | ||||
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Single-family home | 22 (82) | ||
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Other | 5 (19) | ||
| Morphology | ||||
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Height (m), mean (SD) | 1.7 (0.1) | ||
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Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 80 (21.4) | ||
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BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 28.3 (5.5) | ||
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Obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2), n (%) | 9 (33) | |
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Overweight (BMI 25-30 kg/m2), n (%) | 10 (37) | |
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Normal (BMI 18.5-25 kg/m2), n (%) | 8 (30) | |
| Physical activity, n (%) | ||||
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No regular leisure-time physical activity | 4 (15) | ||
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Some leisure-time physical activity | 13 (48) | ||
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Regular leisure-time physical activity | 9 (33) | ||
| Bill Payment, n (%) | ||||
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Somewhat difficult or very difficult time paying bills | 13 (48) | ||
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Not very difficult | 14 (52) | ||