Table 1 Sample characteristics and descriptive statistics for study variables at baseline and 1-month follow-up
Variable | Baseline | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|
Number | 667 | 516 |
Age | ||
Range (years old) Mean (SD) | 60-89 67.43 (6.52) | 60-89 67.55 (6.60) |
Gender, n (%) | ||
Male Female | 289 (43.3) 378 (56.7) | 217 (42.1) 299 (57.9) |
Marital status, n (%) | ||
Single Married Divorced or widowed | 11 (1.6) 571 (85.7) 85 (12.7) | 14 (2.7) 432 (83.7) 70 (13.6) |
Living situation, n (%) | ||
Alone With spouse/partners/ Children | 58 (8.7) 609 (91.3) | 48 (9.3) 468 (90.7) |
Education level, n (%) | ||
Primary school or below Middle or high school College or above | 68 (10.2) 301 (45.1) 298 (44.6) | 45 (8.7) 231 (44.8) 240 (46.5) |
Professional status, n (%) | ||
Unemployed without pension Pensioner or retired Part-time or full-time employment | 44 (6.6) 596 (89.4) 27 (4.0) | 22 (4.3) 478 (92.6) 16 (3.1) |
Economic situation, n (%) | ||
Below average Average Above average | 153 (22.9) 380 (57.0) 134 (20.1) | 113 (21.9) 299 (57.9) 104 (20.2) |
Chronic disease situation, n (%) | ||
Yes No | 330 (49.5) 337 (50.5) | 262 (50.8) 254 (49.2) |
Subjective health status, n (%) | ||
Bad Satisfactory Excellent | 59 (8.8) 263 (39.4) 345 (51.7) | 48 (9.3) 196 (38.0) 272 (52.7) |
Infected cases of acquaintances, n (%) | ||
Yes No | 59 (8.8) 608 (91.2) | 50 (9.7) 466 (90.3) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 23.10 (2.66) | 23.06 (2.67) |
< 18.5, n (%) 18.5 ≤ BMI < 23, n (%) 23 ≤ BMI < 26, n (%) ≥ 26, n (%) | 23 (3.4) 292 (43.8) 271 (40.6) 81 (12.1) | 19 (3.7) 228 (44.2) 206 (39.9) 63 (12.2) |