Table 1 Physical cCharacteristics^a of the study sample

N

85

76

^aAge (yr)

73.2 (5.4)

72.3 (4.8)

0.2

^aHeight (cm)

161.6 (6.0)

175.9 (6.6)

≤0.001

^aBody mass (kg)

67.0 (10.1)

81.4 (12.2)

≤0.001

^aBMI (kg/m²)

25.7 (3.9)

26.4 (3.0)

0.2

Chronic diseases (%)

CVD^b

9.8

16.2

0.2

High BP^c

30.9

25.3

0.4

Poor mental health

5.9

2.6

0.3

Diabetes type II

4.7

6.5

0.6

Osteoporosis

10.6

2.6

0.04

Rheumatism

24.7

15.5

0.2

COPD^d

2.4

2.6

0.9

Medication^e

33.8

41.3

0.3

Self-reported health (%)

Very good

20.0

21.1

Good

60.0

63.2

Either good or bad

16.5

14.5

Poor/very poor

3.5

1.3

Education level (%)

<High school

25.3

26

High school

43.3

35

University <4 yr

16.9

23.4

University ≥4 yr

14.5

15.5