Assessment of the Health Status of the Oldest Olds Living on the Greek Island of Ikaria: A Population Based-Study in a Blue Zone
Table 2
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants.
Parameter
Females
Males
Total
(%) or mean ± SD
(%) or mean ± SD
(%) or mean ± SD
Place of birth
Ikaria
33 (94.3)
32 (94.1)
65 (94.2)
0.976
Other
2 (5.7)
2 (5.9)
4 (5.8)
Residence
House in a village
20 (54.1)
21 (61.8)
41 (57.7)
0.546
Isolated house
16 (43.2)
13 (38.2)
29 (40.8)
Nursing home
2.7 (1)
0 (0.0)
1 (1.5)
Years of school
6.2 ± 2.4
7.1 ± 3.2
6.6 ± 2.9
0.182
Occupation
Farmers
12 (32.4)
9 (26.5)
21 (29.6)
<0.001
Housewives
15 (40.5)
0 (0)
15 (21.1)
Sailors, Fishermen
0 (0.0)
8 (23.5)
8 (11.3)
Workers
0 (0.0)
6 (17.6)
6 (8.4)
Intermediate
3 (8.1)
3 (8.8)
6 (8.4)
Craftsmen, Trader
4 (10.8)
2 (5.9)
6 (8.4)
Coal miner
0 (0.0)
4 (11.8)
4 (5.6)
Other
3 (8.1)
2 (5.9)
5 (7.0)
Income (€)
553.9 ± 410.6
670.7 ± 476.9
611.4 ± 444.8
0.271
Marital status
Widowed
30 (81.1)
14 (41.2)
44 (62.0)
<0.001
Married
4 (10.8)
20 (58.8)
24 (33.8)
Other
3 (8.1)
0 (0.0)
3 (4.2)
Family
Siblings
5.8 ± 2.8
5.1 ± 2.5
5.5 ± 2.6
0.272
Children
3.7 ± 1.9
2.8 ± 1.6
3.3 ± 1.8
0.04
Tobacco
Nonsmoker
35 (94.6)
5 (14.7)
40 (56.3)
<0.001
Former smoker
0 (0.0)
26 (76.5)
26 (36.6)
Current smoker
2 (5.4)
3 (8.8)
5 (7.1)
Alcohol (glasses/day)
No alcohol
16 (43.2)
3 (8.8)
19 (26.8)
0.004
1–2
19 (51.4)
26 (76.5)
45 (63.4)
≥3
2 (5.4)
5 (14.7)
7 (9.8)
: number of subjects of group population, : number of subjects for each category parameter, SD: standard deviation.Chi-2 test or Fisher’s exact test for frequencies and Student’s unpaired t-test for means were used.
