Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants (n = 189).
| Age (years) | 71.0 ± 4.2 |
| Weight (kg) | 106.2 ± 18.1 |
| Height (cm) | 170.8 ± 9.4 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 36.3 ± 4.7 |
| Sex, n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Male | 128 (68) |
| Female | 61 (32) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White | 108 (57) |
| Black | 45 (24) |
| Hispanic | 25 (13) |
| Other | 11 (6) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| Less than college degree | 37 (20) |
| College degree | 78 (41) |
| Graduate school | 74 (39) |
| Physical frailty, n (%) | 121 (64) |
| Cardiometabolic syndrome, n (%) | 142 (75) |
| Physical Performance Test (score) | 30.5 ± 3.2 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 84 (44%) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 133. ± 14.9 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 81.3 ± 8.2 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 119.7 ± 12.7 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 118.2 ± 55.5 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 48.1 ± 13.8 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 106.9 ± 34.5 |
| 25-OH vitamin D (ng/mL) | 35.1 ± 14.3 |
| Medication use, n (%) | |
| Antihypertensive | 137 (73) |
| Antilipidemic | 98 (52) |
| Antidiabetes | 57 (30) |
Values are means ± SD or n (%).