Table 1. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study subjects.
| Variable | Women (n = 50) |
Men (n = 50) |
Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 69.62 ± 3.29 | 69.82 ± 3.01 | Z = −0.38; p = 0.697 |
| Body mass [kg], mean ± SD | 71.39 ± 11.13 | 82.35 ± 10.89 | Z = −4.53; p < 0.001* |
| Body height [cm], mean ± SD | 162.16 ± 4.46 | 172.98 ± 5.76 | Z = −7.62; p < 0.001* |
| BMI, mean ± SD | 27.04 ± 4.16 | 27.48 ± 3.27 | Z = −0.51; p = 0.609 |
| Body built, n (%) | |||
| Underweight | 2 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | χ2(3) = 2.07; p = 0.557 |
| Normal weight | 13 (26.0) | 14 (28.0) | |
| Overweight | 22 (44.0) | 22 (44.0) | |
| Obesity | 13(26.0) | 14 (28.0) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||
| Single | 1 (2.0) | 7 (14.0) | χ2(3) = 10.89; p = 0.012* |
| Married | 30 (60.0) | 23 (46.0) | |
| Divorced | 0 (0.0) | 5 (10.0) | |
| Widowed | 19 (38.0) | 15 (30.0) | |
Notes.
mean, arithmetical average value; SD,standard deviation; Z, value of the Mann–Whitney U test statistic; n, number of subjects; %, percent of subjects; χ2, value of the Chi-square test statistic; p, probability value.
*
α = 0.05.