Table 1 Characteristics of the population under study.
| Â | study population | mm-sample | nmm-sample |
|---|---|---|---|
Size | 100.0% | 58.9% | 41.1% |
Percentage of women | 42.4% | 44.6% | 39.2% |
Age (mean, SD) | 72.0 (6.1) | 72.9 (6.3) | 70.7 (5.6) |
   Female | 72.8 (6.7) | 73.6 (6.8) | 71.4 (6.2) |
   Male | 71.4 (5.7) | 72.3 (5.9) | 70.2 (5.1) |
Mean number of chronic conditions (SD) | 3.6 (3.1) | 5.7 (2.5) | 0.8 (0.8) |
   Female | 3.9 (3.2) | 5.7 (2.6) | 0.8 (0.9) |
   Male | 3.5 (3.1) | 5.6 (2.5) | 0.7 (0.8) |
Nursing dependency | 13.4% | 16.9% | 8.3% |
   Female | 16.0% | 19.6% | 10.3% |
   Male | 11.4% | 14.8% | 7.0% |