The AMEL study, a cross sectional population-based survey on aging and malnutrition in 1200 elderly Lebanese living in rural settings: protocol and sample characteristics

Table 2 Health and life-style characteristics of the study sample, distributed by gender

Variable	N¹/%	Total (N = 1200)	Males (N = 591)	Females (N = 609)	p
BMI Mean (DS)		27.5 (5.4)	26.5 (4.3)	28.5 (6.1)	< 0.001
Categories	N	1171	581	590
Underweight (<21)	%	7.6	8.4	6.8	< 0.001
Normal weight (21–24.99)	%	24.3	28.1	20.5
Overweight (25–29.99)	%	41.1	43.2	39.0
Obesity (≥30)	%	27.0	20.1	33.7
MNA Mean (DS)		24.0 (4.3)	24.8 (4.1)	23.3 (4.4)	< 0.001
Categories	N	1177	582	595
Malnutrition (<17)	%	8.0	6.9	9.1	< 0.001
At risk of MN (17–23.5)	%	29.1	22.9	35.3
Normal (≥ 24)	%	62.9	70.2	55.6
Self related health (SRH)	N	1196	589	607
Good	%	38.4	45.4	31.7	< 0.001
Average	%	41.5	41.2	41.7
Poor	%	20.1	13.4	26.6
Number of chronic disease	N	1199	591	608
>3 diseases	%	54.7	47.5	61.7	< 0.001
Daily drug intake	N	1199	591	608
>3 drugs	%	62.2	53.5	70.7	< 0.001
Chronic pain	N	1192	589	603
	%	45.1	35.7	54.4	< 0.001
Insomnia	N	1198	590	608
No or occasionally	%	66.0	72.5	59.7	< 0.001
Often or always	%	34.0	27.5	40.3
SOF	N	1120	555	565
Robust	%	33.2	40.4	26.0	< 0.001
Prefrail	%	30.4	31.5	29.4
Frail	%	36.4	28.1	44.6
Hospitalization during last year	N	1198	591	607
	%	45.2	41.8	48.4	0.021
Oral health status
Chewing problems	N	1197	589	608
	%	28,4	27.8	28.9	0.672
Edentulous (partially or totally)	N	1095	545	550
	%	66.1	61.5	70.7	0.001
Dentures (partial or complete)	N	1194	586	608
	%	47.2	41.3	52.8	< 0.001
Physical exercise	N	1200	591	609
No	%	45.1	32.5	57.3	< 0.001
Occasionally	%	20.1	22.0	18.4
Daily (≥30 min.)	%	34.8	45.5	24.3
Current smoker	N	1197	591	606
	%	25.6	32.0	19.3	< 0.001

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