Table 1 Covariates of the study participants at baseline used for matching.

n

186

2632

Age (years)

62.93 ± 11.85

66.97 ± 12.56

0.00*

Sex male

Sex female

44.1%

55.9%

47.5%

52.5%

0.37

Socio-economic status **

2.69 ± 0.79

2.75 ± 1.02

0.46

Married

59.7%

46.7%

0.00*

Diabetes mellitus type 2 †

84.9%

81.0%

0.18

Prediabetes †

15.1%

19.0%

0.18

Asthma †

5.9%

5.1%

0.64

Cancer †

12.9%

13.3%

0.88

Cardiovascular disease †

22.0%

32.0%

0.01*

Cerebral ischemia †

5.4%

9.0%

0.09

COPD †

1.1%

7.6%

0.00*

Depression †

9.1%

7.6%

0.45

Hypertension †

48.4%

50.6%

0.55

Locomotor system complaints †

43.5%

37.7%

0.11

Lipid metabolism disorder †

26.3%

21.7%

0.14

Neurologic disorder †

7.5%

8.8%

0.55

Psychic disorder †

10.2%

8.4%

0.40

Smoking †

5.9%

5.1%

0.64