Table 2 Socio-demographic and anthropometric characteristics of the sample population for the validity and reproducibility study
Baseline characteristics | Validation sample N = 76 | Reproducibility sample N = 42 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthropometric measurements | Age (y) | 74 (74.4 ± 6.9) | 72 (72.2 ± 5.8) | 0.09 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.4 (30.3 ± 6.2) | 26.9 (28.7 ± 6.1) | 0.136 | |
WC (cm) | 103 (104.6 ± 12.8) | 103.8 (103.6 ± 13.5) | 0.722 | |
Gender | Male | 28 (36.8%) | 18 (42.9%) | 0.521 |
Female | 48 (63.2%) | 24 (57.1%) | ||
Living Conditions | Alone | 12 (15.8%) | 4 (9.5%) | 0.629 |
With partner | 48 (63.2%) | 29 (69%) | ||
With family members | 16 (21%) | 9 (21.4%) | ||
Income | Insufficient | 47 (61.8%) | 2 (4.8%) | 0.540 |
Sufficient | 29 (38.2%) | 40 (95.2%) | ||
Marital Status | Married | 46 (60.5%) | 34 (81%) | 0.158 |
Divorced | 4 (5.3%) | 1 (2.4%) | ||
Single | 3 (3.9%) | 1 (2.4%) | ||
Widow/er | 23 (30.3%) | 6 (14.3%) | ||
Level of Education | Less than 7 years | 36 (47.4%) | 17 (40.5%) | 0.471 |
7 years and more | 40 (52.6%) | 25 (59.5%) | ||