Table 2. Distribution of key explanatory variables.

		Total		Male		Female		Fischer exacta
Variable	Level	N	%	N	%	N	%	p
GALIb	Severely limited	29	5.8	18	7.4	11	4.2	0.340
	Limited, but not severely	191	37.9	91	37.3	100	38.5
	Not limited at all	284	56.3	135	55.3	149	57.3
Close relatives’ lifespan	55–74 years	148	29.4	77	31.6	71	27.3	0.524
	75–85 years	222	44.0	102	41.8	120	46.2
	85+ years	134	26.6	65	26.6	69	26.5
Self-perceived health	Good (Very good / Good)	234	46.4	113	46.3	121	46.5	0.515
	Bad (Fair / Bad / Very Bad)	270	53.6	131	53.7	139	53.5
Caregiver	Has caregiver	58	11.5	27	11.1	31	11.9	0.960
	No caregiver, but would need one	19	3.8	9	3.7	10	3.8
	No caregiver, and do not need one	427	84.7	208	85.2	219	84.2
Self-reported lifestyle	As healthy or healthier than others	423	83.9	202	82.8	221	85.0	0.289
	Less healthy than others	81	16.1	42	17.2	39	15.0
Smoking	Non-smoker	363	72.0	186	76.2	177	68.1	0.026
	Current smoker	141	28.0	58	23.8	83	31.9
Alcohol consumption	Max 3–4 days/week	440	87.3	191	78.3	249	95.8	<0.001
	5+days/week	64	12.7	53	21.7	11	4.2
BMIc	<30 (Not obese)	323	64.1	152	62.3	171	65.8	0.236
	≥30 (Obese)	181	35.9	92	37.7	89	34.2
Physical activity	Some exercise (≥ 1 day per week)	260	51.6	111	45.5	149	57.3	0.005
	No exercise	244	48.4	133	54.5	111	42.7
N of adults in household	Single adult	160	31.7	53	21.7	107	41.2	<0.001
	Two or more adults	344	68.3	191	78.3	153	58.8
N of children in household	No children	459	91.1	224	91.8	235	90.4	0.345
	One or more children	45	8.9	20	8.2	25	9.6

^aMale vs Female

^bGALI: Global Activity Limitation Indicator; ^cBMI: Body Mass Index.