Variable

Category

Men (%)

(n = 136)

Women (%)

(n = 232)

p-value

Marital status

Not married

18.1

54.0

0.0001

Married

81.9

46.0

Education

Until primary school

66.1

81.6

0.0003

Above primary school

33.9

18.4

Hypertension

Yes

51.7

58.9

0.2644

No

48.3

41.1

Diabetes

Yes

29.1

27.8

0.4447

No

70.9

72.2

Cholesterol

Yes

12.5

16.8

0.2665

No

87.5

83.2

Cardiovascular disease

Yes

6.9

8.1

0.6722

No

91.9

93.1

BMI1

Underweight

20.6

17.7

0.4487

Normal

32.3

28.4

Overweight

47.1

53.9

ADL2

Independent

86.7

80.3

0.1194

Dependent

6.8

10.3

IADL3

Independent

70.0

59.1

0.5285

Dependent

23.5

31.5