Table 2.

Participants’ characteristics

Participant number	Age, years	Sex	Highest education level	History of CVD	Treatable risk factors^a	Living situation	Current participation (duration, years)
1	77	Female	Vocational training	No	3	Daughter	Ongoing (6)
2	77	Female	Vocational training	No (DM2)	3	Alone	Ongoing (6)
3	77	Female	Vocational training	No	1	Partner	Ongoing (6)
4	76	Male	Higher (vocational) education	Yes	0	Partner	Ongoing (6)
5	78	Female	Higher (vocational) education	No	1	Partner	Ongoing (6)
6	82	Male	Higher (vocational) education	Yes	3	Partner	Discontinued (5)
7	77	Male	Higher (vocational) education	No	1	Alone	Discontinued (4)
8	76	Female	Vocational training	No (DM2)	1	Partner	Ongoing (6)
9	77	Male	Vocational training	Yes	1	Partner	Ongoing (6)
10	80	Female	Elementary school	No	3	Partner	Ongoing (6)
11	82	Male	Elementary school	No (DM2)	0	Partner	Ongoing (6)
12	81	Female	Vocational training	No	2	Alone	Discontinued (5)
13	79	Female	Elementary school	Yes	4	Partner	Discontinued (5)
14	78	Male	Vocational training	Yes	3	Alone	Ongoing (6)
15	81	Female	Vocational training	No	1	Son	Ongoing (6)

↵CVD = cardiovascular disease. DM2 = type II diabetes mellitus.
a Treatable risk factors at baseline: hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg), hyperlipidaemia (total cholesterol ≥5 mmol/L (primary prevention) or low-density lipoprotein ≥2.5 mmol/L (secondary prevention), body mass index: ≥30, current smoker (yes/no), inactivity (yes/no).