Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants. Number (percentage-%) reported when not otherwise indicated and median and interquartile range (IQR).
| All Subjects | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) |
| Overall | 719 | (100) | 319 | (44.4) | 400 | (55.6) |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| Median (IQR) | 57 | (43–67) | 60 | (50–69) | 53 | (41–63) |
| <65 years | 499 | (69.4) | 190 | (59.6) | 309 | (77.2) |
| ≥65 years | 220 | (30.6) | 129 | (40.4) | 91 | (22.8) |
| Education (years) | ||||||
| ≤5, primary school or less | 170 | (23.6) | 86 | (27.0) | 84 | (21.0) |
| 6–8, middle school | 178 | (24.8) | 86 | (27.0) | 92 | (23.0) |
| 9–13, high school | 268 | (37.3) | 101 | (31.7) | 167 | (41.7) |
| ≥14, college or more | 103 | (14.3) | 46 | (14.4) | 57 | (14.3) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/unmarried partner | 493 | (68.6) | 239 | (74.9) | 254 | (63.5) |
| Unmarried/single | 104 | (14.5) | 42 | (13.2) | 62 | (15.5) |
| Divorced | 48 | (6.7) | 18 | (5.6) | 40 | (7.5) |
| Widowed | 74 | (10.3) | 20 | (6.3) | 54 | (13.5) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||||
| Median (IQR) | 25.1 | (22.7–27.8) | 26.1 | (24.2–28.7) | 24.1 | (21.6–27.0) |
| ≤19 | 45 | (6.3) | 3 | (0.9) | 42 | (10.5) |
| 20–24 | 306 | (42.6) | 116 | (36.4) | 190 | (47.5) |
| 25–29 | 287 | (39.9) | 162 | (50.8) | 125 | (31.2) |
| ≥30 | 81 | (11.3) | 38 | (11.9) | 43 | (10.8) |
| Energy (kcal/day) Median (IQR) | 1907 | (1538–2364) | 2025 | (1650–2463) | 1801 | (1456–2296) |
| Italian Mediterranean Index | ||||||
| Median (IQR) | 4 | (3–5) | 4 | (3–5) | 4 | (3–5) |
| <4 | 275 | (38.2) | 129 | (40.4) | 146 | (36.5) |
| ≥4 | 444 | (61.8) | 190 | (59.6) | 254 | (63.5) |
| MIND pattern | ||||||
| Median (IQR) | 7.5 | (6.5–8.5) | 7.5 | (6.5–8.5) | 7.5 | (7.0–8.5) |
| <7.5 | 288 | (40.1) | 144 | (45.1) | 144 | (36.0) |
| ≥7.5 | 431 | (59.9) | 175 | (54.9) | 256 | (64.0) |