Table 1 Participants’ characteristics by gender
Variable | Total n (%) | Men n (%) | Women n (%) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 86 (100.0) | 18 (100.0) | 68 (100.0) | |
Age group (%) | ||||
65–74 years | 33 (38.3) | 6 (33.3) | 27 (39.7) | |
75–84 years | 42 (48.8) | 7 (39.0) | 35 (51.5) | |
≥85 years | 11 (12.7) | 5 (27.7) | 6 (8.8) | |
Mean age (years) | 76.5 ± 6.1 | 78.9 ± 6.7 | 75.8 ± 5.8 | 0.027* |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 135.8 ± 18.1 | 130.1 ± 21.1 | 137.2 ± 17.0 | 0.069 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 71.0 ± 11.0 | 70.2 ± 9.1 | 71.2 ± 11.4 | 0.364 |
Height (m) | 1.49 ± 7.4 | 1.56 ± 7.3 | 1.47 ± 6.1 | <0.001* |
Weight (kg) | 50.6 ± 9.0 | 57.4 ± 11.0 | 48.8 ± 7.4 | <0.001* |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||
<18.5 | 5 (5.8) | 1 (5.6) | 4 (5.9) | |
18.5–24.9 | 58 (67.5) | 10 (55.6) | 48 (70.6) | |
25.0–29.9 | 22 (25.6) | 7 (38.8) | 15 (22.0) | |
≥30 | 1 (1.1) | – | 1 (1.5) | |
Mean body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.6 ± 3.1 | 23.2 ± 3.2 | 22.4 ± 3.1 | 0.168 |
Smoking | ||||
Nonsmoker | 76 (88.4) | 10 (55.6) | 66 (97.0) | |
Ex-smoker | 9 (10.5) | 7 (38.8) | 2 (3.0) | |
Smoker | 1 (1.1) | 1 (5.6) | – | |
Alcohol consumption | ||||
Every day | 12 (14.1) | 9 (50.0) | 3 (4.4) | |
Occasionally | 10 (11.8) | 2 (11.1) | 8 (12.0) | |
No alcohol | 63 (74.1) | 7 (38.9) | 56 (83.6) | |
Physical exercise | ||||
Regular | 48 (55.8) | 13 (72.2) | 35 (51.4) | |
No exercise | 36 (41.8) | 5 (27.8) | 31 (45.6) | |
No answer | 2 (2.4) | – | 2 (3.0) | |
Number of chronic diseases | ||||
None | 36 (42.4) | 11 (64.7) | 25 (36.7) | |
One | 37 (43.5) | 4 (23.5) | 33 (48.5) | |
Two | 7 (8.2) | 2 (11.8) | 5 (7.4) | |
Three | 3 (3.5) | – | 3 (4.4) | |
Four | 2 (2.4) | – | 2 (3.0) | |
Acute disease in the last 3 months | ||||
Yes | 10 (12.1) | 1 (5.6) | 9 (13.9) | |
No | 73 (87.9) | 17 (94.4) | 56 (86.1) | |