Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population (N = 241).

Characteristics N %
Gender
Male 121 50.4
Female 119 49.6
Nationality
Greek 238 98.8
Other 3 1.2
Mean age in years ± SD
Place of residence
Urban (City of Giannitsa) 165 68.5
Rural 76 31.5
Member of open-day-care-center
Giannitsa 151 62.4
Old Pella 17 7.1
Karyotissa 17 7.1
Rachona 15 6.2
Krya Vrisi 14 5.8
Other rural centers 27 11.4
Marital status
Married 137 56.8
Not married 10 4.1
Widowed 85 35.3
Divorced 9 3.7
Having children
Yes 219 90.9
No 22 9.1
Living alone at home
Yes 171 71.0
No 70 29.0
Education level
Primary Education and illiterate 190 79.2
Secondary Education 45 18.8
Higher education 5 2.1
Economic status (Monthly
income in Euro)
< 500 97 40.2
500-1000 117 48.5
1000-2000 27 11.2
> 2000 0 0.0
Comorbidities
Myocardial infarct 11 4.6
Stroke 13 5.4
Hypertension 80 33.2
Diabetes 37 15.4
Cancer 25 10.4
Parkinson's disease 7 2.9
Other 57 23.6
Visiting frequency of the of
open-day-care-center
< 1 monthly 25 10.4
< 1 weekly 120 49.8
Almost daily 96 39.8