Table 1 Participant characteristics (N = 45,336)
| Â | Sample 1: West-Brabant (WB) | Sample 2: Hart voor Brabant, Brabant Zuidoost, Zeeland (HZ) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N=10,421) | Missings | (N=34,915) | Missings | |
Background characteristics |  |  |  |  |
Age, mean ±SD, range | 73.0 ± 6.5, 65–100 | 124 | 73.5 ± 6.6, 65–103 | 323 |
Gender, % of women | 5454 (52.3) | - | 18,216 (52.2) | - |
Marital status | Â | 371 | Â | 1000 |
Married/cohabiting | 6961 (69.3) | Â | 23,200 (68.4) | Â |
Not married | 284 (2.8) | Â | 1205 (3.6) | Â |
Divorced | 435 (4.3) | Â | 1794 (5.2) | Â |
Widowed | 2370 (23.6) | Â | 7716 (22.8) | Â |
Education | Â | 617 | Â | 1997 |
Low | 2104 (21.5 | Â | 5835 (17.7) | Â |
Middle-low | 4775 (48.7) | Â | 15,228 (46.3) | Â |
Middle-high | 1552 (15.8) | Â | 5885 (17.9) | Â |
High | 1373 (14.0) | Â | 5970 (18.1) | Â |
Household income | Â | 494 | Â | 1678 |
No, don’t bother | 4455 (42.8) |  | 16,323 (49.1) |  |
No, don't bother, but I have to keep an eye on my expenses | 4190 (42.2) | Â | 13,011 (39.1) | Â |
Yes, some difficulty | 1048 (10.6) | Â | 3188 (9.6) | Â |
Yes, great difficulty | 234 (2.4) | Â | 715 (2.2) | Â |
Frailty, mean ±SD, range |  |  |  |  |
Total | 2.67 (2.86) | 2791 | 2.61 (2.81), 0–14 | 9096 |
Physical | 1.37 (1.84) | 1916 | 1.34 (1.82), 0–8 | 6071 |
Psychological | 0.83 (1.07) | 974 | 0.80 (1.06), 0–4 | 3116 |
Social | 0.59 (0.81) | 1576 | 0.58 (0.79), 0–3 | 5042 |
Lifestyle factors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Smoking past, % of Yes | 6445 (65.7) | 608 | 21,694 (66.4) | 2241 |
Smoking (cigarettes a day), mean ±SD, range | 1.41 |  | 1.31 |  |
Alcohol use | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Drinking past, % of Yes | 8469 (85.4) | 503 | 29,138 (87.1) | 1450 |
Drinking (days a week), mean ±SD, range | 2.85 (2.78), 0–7 | 961 | 3.03 (2.81), 0–7 | 3000 |
Nutrition (days a week), mean ±SD, range |  |  |  |  |
Fruits | 4.24 (1.89), 0–7 | 1883 | - |  |
Vegetables | 2.64 (1.92), 0–7 | 1648 | - |  |
Hot meal | 5.66 (1.21), 0–7 | 852 | - |  |
Breakfast | 6.58 (1.44), 0–7 | 808 | - |  |
Physical activity (log of number of minutes a week), mean ±SD, range |  |  |  |  |
Walk work | 0.62 (1.43), 0–7.45 | 2545 | 0.40 (1.18), 0–7.83 | 7514 |
Cycle work | 0.54 (1.32), 0–7.65 | 2545 | 0.40 (1.15), 0–7.65 | 7514 |
Housework Light | 3.45 (2.05), 0–8.20 | 1031 | 3.43 (1.09), 0–8.48 | 3839 |
Housework Heavy | 1.25 (1.62), 0–7.83 | 1031 | 1.19 (1.60), 0–8.48 | 3839 |
Active work Light | 1.30 (2.09), 0–6.74 | 3145 | 1.03 (1.95), 0–6.75 | 8847 |
Active work Heavy | 0.57 (1.37), 0–6.74 | 3145 | 0.41 (1.20), 0–6.74 | 8847 |
Walking | 2.02 (1.81), 0–8.19 | 598 | 2.07 (1.79) 0–8.60 | 1820 |
Cycling | 1.89 (1.85), 0–7.50 | 598 | 1.92 (1.86) 0–7.75 | 1820 |
Gardening | 1.62 (1.82), 0–7.65 | 598 | 1.63 (1.79), 0–7.65 | 1820 |
Do–it–yourself | 1.11 (1.73), 0–7.63 | 598 | 1.13 (1.73), 0–8.32 | 1820 |
Sports | 1.11 (1.70), 0–7.41 | 598 | 1.23 (1.73), 0–8.77 | 1820 |