2.2. Study Participants and Recruitment
coronary or cerebrovascular disease, mental illness, renal or hepatic disease
SEVERE CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, MORBID OBESITY, DIABETES MELLITUS, HEART FAILURE, DIAGNOSE DISEASE
From the primary care services of the health centers, 100 volunteers were selected, but finally, 80 participated in the study (10 people decide not to participate when the main researcher contacted them by phone to make an appointment for the initial interview, 1 person attended the initial interview but finally decided not to participate, 1 person obtained less than 24 points in the Test Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), 3 people were interested in the study but were not able to travel to the faculty and 5 people were not possible to contact by phone to make an appointment for the interview) (The inclusion criteria were: people >70 years of age (men and women), score on the MMSE Test ≥ 24 points, being able to attend the place where the evaluations were carried out, and signing the informed consent. The exclusion criteria were: coronary or cerebrovascular disease, advanced renal or hepatic disease, severe mental illness, diabetes mellitus, grade II or higher heart failure, moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, oncological disease diagnosed in the last 5 years under treatment or terminal situation, morbid obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m