Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample by sex.
| Men | Women | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample (n; %) | 121 (57.8) | 88 (42.2) | 0.022 * |
| Age (years; mean and SD) | 63.3 (5.6) | 65.6 (4.2) | 0.001 * |
| Height (cm; mean and SD) | 169.3 (6.1) | 155.1 (5.7) | 0.001 * |
| Weight (kg; mean and SD) | 93.3 (13.3) | 79.5 (10.7) | 0.001 * |
| BMI (kg/m2; mean and SD) | 32.4 (3.5) | 33.03 (3.8) | 0.261 * |
| Waist circumference (cm; mean and SD) | 113.9 (9.5) | 106.6 (9.4) | 0.001 * |
| Obesity (n; %) | 121 (57.8) | 88 (42.2) | 0.022 # |
| Metabolic pathologies (n; %) | |||
| 3 | 57 (47.1) | 48 (54.5) | 0.440 # |
| 4 | 42 (34.7) | 29 (33.0) | |
| 5 | 22 (18.2) | 11 (12.5) | |
| Physical activity (n; %) | |||
| Low | 77 (63.6) | 57 (64.8) | 0.972 # |
| Medium | 25 (20.7) | 17 (19.3) | |
| High | 19 (15.7) | 14 (15.9) | |
| Adherence to MedDiet (n; %) | |||
| Low (<p25) | 54 (45.4) | 19 (21.6) | 0.001 # |
| Medium (p25–p75) | 45 (37.8) | 43 (48.9) | |
| High (>p75) | 20 (16.8) | 26 (29.5) | |
| Smoking (n; %) | |||
| Smoker | 19 (15.7) | 10 (11.5) | 0.001 # |
| Ex-smoker | 72 (59.5) | 30 (34.5) | |
| Nonsmoker | 30 (24.8) | 47 (54.0) | |
| Civil status (n; %) | |||
| Married | 98 (81.0) | 63 (71.6) | 0.001 # |
| Divorced | 15 (12.4) | 1 (1.1) | |
| Single | 4 (3.3) | 9 (10.2) | |
| Widow | 4 (3.3) | 15 (17.0) | |
| Educational level (n; %) | |||
| Primary | 45 (37.2) | 55 (62.5) | 0.001 # |
| Secondary | 44 (36.4) | 20 (22.7) | |
| University | 32 (26.4) | 13 (14.8) | |
| Employment status (n; %) | |||
| Retired | 63 (52.5) | 54 (61.4) | 0.261 # |
| Active | 57 (47.5) | 34 (38.6) | |
| Physical and health tests (mean; SD) | |||
| Functional fitness score | 3.89 (2.2) | 3.78 (2.3) | 0.726 * |
| Physical health component | 48.14 (7.5) | 44.37 (9.4) | 0.008 * |
| Mental health component | 52.05 (10.4) | 46.79 (12.2) | 0.001 * |
Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; MedDiet: Mediterranean diet. Differences between women and men by * Mann–Whitney nonparametric test and by # Pearson’s chi-squared test.