Table 1 Participant characteristics, N = 1,177
From: Psychotropic drugs and the risk of fractures in old age: a prospective population-based study
| Â | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Women | 695 (59.0) |
Men | 482 (41.0) |
Marital status | |
Married | 649 (55.1) |
Unmarried or divorced | 131 (11.1) |
Widowed | 397 (33.7) |
Place of living | |
Home, with other person(s) | 749 (63.6) |
Home, alone | 364 (30.9) |
Institution | 64 (5.4) |
Basic education | |
Less than basic | 118 (10.0) |
Basic | 979 (83.2) |
More than basic | 80 (6.8) |
Walking ability | |
Independently | 956 (81.5) |
Using a device | 167 (14.2) |
With help of other person(s) | 50 (4.3) |
Previous occupation | |
Service | 205 (17.4) |
Industry | 421 (35.8) |
Agriculture | 453 (38.5) |
Family | 98 (8.3) |
Smoking | |
Current | 94 (8.0) |
Former | 303 (25.8) |
|  | Mean ± SD |
Age, yrs | 73.2 ± 6.9 |
Body mass index, kg/m 2 | 27.7 ± 4.9 |
Number of drugs | |
Regular | 2.6 ± 2.5 |
Irregular | 0.6 ± 1.0 |