Table 2 The characteristics of the participants
Variables | Values | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The number of participants | n (%) | 905 | 420 (46.4%) | 485 (53.6%) |
Age | Mean ± SD | 75.7 ± 5.0 | 76.0 ± 5.1 | 75.5 ± 4.9 |
Body mass index | 22.5 ± 2.9 | 22.7 ± 2.6 | 22.2 ± 2.9 | |
Family arrangement | ||||
living alone, n (%) | 96 (10.6%) | 33 (7.9%) | 63 (13.0%) | |
living with a partner, n (%) | 329 (36.4%) | 168 (40.0%) | 161 (33.2%) | |
living with parent(s) and/or child (ren), n (%) | 337 (37.2%) | 138 (32.9%) | 199 (41.0%) | |
unknown, n (%) | 143 (15.8%) | 81 (19.3%) | 62 (12.8%) | |