Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants: sociodemographic variables
| Participants (N = 174) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 73.30 (±7.11) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 46 (26.4%) |
| Female | 128 (73.6%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 12 (6.9%) |
| Married | 94 (54%) |
| Widowed | 59 (33.9%) |
| Divorced | 9 (5.2%) |
| Educational level (ISCED, 2011) | |
| No education | 12 (6.9%) |
| Primary Ed. | 88 (50.6%) |
| Secondary Ed. | 34 (19,5%) |
| Higher Ed. | 40 (23%) |
| Living arrangements. Do you live alone? | |
| No | 117 (67.2%) |
| Yes | 57 (32.8%) |
| Physical exercise | |
| No | 24 (13.8%) |
| Yes | 150 (86.2%) |
| Physical exercise days | 2.91 (±1.70) |
| Medication taken | |
| None | 147 (84.5%) |
| Benzodiazepines | 27 (15.5%) |
| Opiates | 0 (0%) |
The values are the mean and standard deviation for quantitative variables, and counts and percentages for qualitative variables