Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of participants above 50 in the ardakan cohort study on aging (ACSA) (n = 4,970)
Variable | Level | N (%) or mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
Age | 50–64 | 3,206 (64.5%) |
|  | 65≤ | 1,764 (35.5%) |
Sex | Female | 2,581 (51.9%) |
| Â | Male | 2,389 (48.1%) |
Marital status | Single | 448 (9.0%) |
| Â | Couple | 4,522 (91.0%) |
Educational level | No formal education | 702 (14.1%) |
| Â | Elementary | 2,378 (47.9%) |
| Â | Middle | 724 (14.6%) |
| Â | High School | 594 (12.0%) |
| Â | University | 569 (11.4%) |
Economic status | Highest | 22 (0.4%) |
| Â | High | 345 (7.0%) |
| Â | Middle | 2,432 (49.3%) |
| Â | Low | 1,223 (24.8%) |
| Â | Lowest | 911 (18.5%) |
BMI | Underweight | 47 (1.1%) |
| Â | Normal | 998 (22.5%) |
| Â | Overweight | 1,847 (41.7%) |
| Â | Obese | 1,540 (34.7%) |
Age of starting to use dentures | - | 48.55 (± 20.7) |