Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of sample (n = 331)
Age (years), mean (SD) | 59.6 (17.3) |
Gender, n (%) | Â |
 Men | 105 (31.7) |
 Women | 226 (68.3) |
Socioeconomic status, n (%) | Â |
 High | 68 (20.5) |
 Medium | 247 (74.6) |
 Low | 16 (4.8) |
Marital status, n (%) | Â |
 Single | 58 (17.5) |
 Married | 185 (55.9) |
 Separate/divorced | 28 (8.5) |
 Widowed | 51 (15.4) |
 Other | 9 (2.7) |
Body mass index | Â |
 Normal weight | 107 (32.3) |
 Overweight | 120 (36.3) |
 Obesity | 104 (31.4) |
Smoking, n (%) | Â |
 No | 283 (85.5) |
 Yes | 48 (14.5) |
Morbidity, n (%) | 178 (53.8) |
 Hypertension | 155 (46.8) |
 Diabetes | 57 (17.3) |
 Dyslipidemia | 71 (21.4) |