Table 1: Physical characteristics and body composition of the volunteers by center.
Statistical analysis: *T test; §χ2 test; level of significance. P<0.05; n.s. = not significant.
| Area 1 | Area 2 | p |
| Physical characteristics (average ± d.s.)* | |
| n° | 64 | 35 | |
| Age (years) | 51.02±9.2 | 58.63±9.8 | 0.000 |
| Weight (kg) | 74.4±14.2 | 68.5±13.1 | 0.039 |
| Height (cm) | 159.7±8.5 | 158.8±8.0 | n.s. |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 29.1±4.9 | 27.3±5.5 | n.s. |
| Body composition (average ± d.s.)* | |
| Fat mass (kg) | 26.9±7.3 | 26.3±8.2 | n.s. |
| Fat mass (%) | 36.1±6.5 | 38.2±8.0 | n.s. |
| Fat free mass (kg) | 47.5±9.8 | 42.2±9.2 | 0.01 |
| General characteristics of the sample (%)§ | |
| Marital status |
| Single | 23.8 | 11.8 | n.s. |
| Married | 65.1 | 79.4 |
| Separated/divorced | 3.2 | - |
| Widowed | 7.9 | 8.8 |
| Educational level |
| Low | 1.6 | 20.0 | 0.008 |
| Medium | 92.1 | 71.4 |
| High | 6,3 | 8.6 |