Table 1 Participants’ demographic and health characteristics (n = 102)
Age, 65–96 mean (SD) | 78.6 (7.1) |
|---|---|
Sex, % women | 56.9 |
Educational Level, 1–8, % |  |
 Low (1–2) | 10.3 |
 Middle (3–6) | 41.2 |
 High (7–8) | 48.5 |
Lives alone % | 48 |
Body Mass Index, 0–37 mean (SD)a | 24.8 (7.2) |
 Underweight % | 0 |
 normal % | 34.4 |
 overweight % | 47.9 |
 severe overweight % | 17.7 |
Number of prescribed medicine, mean (SD) | 4.1 (3.2) |
Number of chronic diseases, mean (SD) | 2.9 (1.9) |
Self-rated health, 0–10 mean (SD) | 6.5 (1.5) |
MMSE score, 0–30 mean (SD) | 26.9 (2.2) |
Dependency in mobility,0–4b, mean (SD) | 0.3 (0.6) |
 Toilet use % | 0 |
 Groceries % | 17.0 |
 Walking % | 8 |
 Dressing % | 3.9 |