Table 1 General characteristics of the study population

 Male

117 (33.82%)

42 (51.85%)

0.003^b

22 (51.16%)

20 (52.63%)

0.895^b

 Female

229 (66.18%)

39 (48.15%)

21 (48.84%)

18 (47.37%)

Age (years); Median (IQR)

67 (63–74)

76 (68–83)

< 0.001^e

78 (69–83)

75.5 (67–84)

0.336^e

 Married or Cohabitation

219 (63.29%)

53 (65.43%)

0.719^b

27 (62.79%)

26 (68.42%)

0.595^b

 Single, Divorced or Widower

127 (36.71%)

28 (34.57%)

16 (37.21%)

12 (31.58%)

 Higher

68 (19.65%)

14 (17.28%)

0.200^b

6 (13.95%)

8 (21.05%)

0.235^c

 Secondary

130 (37.57%)

23 (28.40%)

9 (20.93%)

14 (36.84%)

 Primary

132 (38.15%)

37 (45.68%)

23 (53.49%)

14 (36.84%)

 No Education

16 (4.62%)

7 (8.64%)

5 (11.63%)

2 (5.26%)

 Gait Speed (m/s); Mean ± SD

1.03 ± 0.25

0.87 ± 0.34

< 0.001^d

0.81 ± 0.32

0.94 ± 0.35

0.081^d

 Timed Up and Go test (sec); Median (IQR)

10 (9–12)

12 (10–16)

< 0.001^e

13 (10–18)

10.85 (9–15)

0.037^e

 Abdominal perimeter (centimeters); Median (IQR)

98.75 (91–105)

100 (94–107)

0.169^e

98 (91–106)

101 (97–108)

0.191^e

 Weight (kilograms); Median (IQR)

65 (56–74)

65 (55.5–73)

0.741^e

62.5 (55–70)

66.8 (57–75.5)

0.168^e

 Malnutrition

94 (27.17%)

18 (22.22%)

0.362^b

10 (23.26%)

8 (21.05%)

0.812^b

 Obesity

245 (70.81%)

56 (69.14%)

0.766^b

25 (58.14%)

31 (81.58%)

0.023^b

 Dyslipidemia

214 (61.85%)

46 (56.79%)

0.401^b

24 (55.81%)

22 (57.89%)

0.850^b

 Diabetes Mellitus^a

62 (17.92%)

13 (16.05%)

0.691^b

7 (16.28%)

6 (15.79%)

0.952^b

 Arterial Hypertension^a

169 (48.84%)

51 (62.96%)

0.022^b

25 (58.14%)

26 (68.42%)

0.339^b

 Heart Diseases^a

25 (7.23%)

13 (16.05%)

0.012^b

5 (11.63%)

8 (21.05%)

0.249^b

 Stroke^a

12 (3.47%)

1 (1.23%)

0.477^c

0 (0.00%)

1 (2.63%)

0.284^c

 Rheumatological Diseases^a

128 (36.99%)

21 (25.93%)

0.060^b

11 (25.58%)

10 (26.32%)

0.940^b

 Respiratory Diseases^a

18 (5.20%)

8 (9.88%)

0.123^c

5 (11.63%)

3 (7.89%)

0.574^c

 Tuberculosis^a

5 (1.45%)

3 (3.70%)

0.179^c

2 (4.65%)

1 (2.63%)

1.000^c

 Familial dysfunction^a

74 (21.39%)

21 (25.93%)

0.377^b

16 (37.21%)

5 (13.16%)

0.014^b

 Sociofamily impairment

204 (58.96%)

58 (71.60%)

0.035^b

34 (79.07%)

24 (63.16%)

0.113^b

 Cognitive impairment

35 (10.12%)

18 (22.22%)

0.003^b

7 (16.28%)

11 (28.95%)

0.171^b

 Insomnia^a

249 (71.97%)

63 (77.78%)

0.288^b

33 (76.74%)

30 (78.95%)

0.812^b

 Depression

66 (19.08%)

15 (18.52%)

0.908^b

9 (20.93%)

6 (15.79%)

0.552^b

 Falls

113 (32.66%)

31 (38.27%)

0.336^b

19 (44.19%)

12 (31.58%)

0.244^b

 Edentulous

294 (84.97%)

76 (93.83%)

0.035^b

41 (95.35%)

35 (92.11%)

0.661^c

 Incontinence^a

80 (23.12%)

19 (23.46%)

0.949^b

11 (25.58%)

8 (21.05%)

0.631^b

 Visual problem

259 (74.86%)

62 (76.54%)

0.752^b

31 (72.09%)

31 (81.58%)

0.315^b

 Hearing problem

139 (40.17%)

41 (50.62%)

0.087^b

20 (46.51%)

21 (55.26%)

0.432^b

 Polypharmacy

135 (39.02%)

39 (48.15%)

0.132^b

24 (55.81%)

15 (39.47%)

0.142^b

 Tobacco Consumption

32 (9.25%)

6 (7.41%)

0.828^b

1 (2.33%)

5 (13.16%)

0.094^c