Table 1.
Basic characteristics by survey year
| Wave 2002 (N=11 523) | Wave 2004 (N=9154) | Wave 2006 (N=9339) | Wave 2008 (N=10 744) | Wave 2010 (N=10 090) | Wave 2012 (N=10 373) | Wave 2014 (N=9486) | Wave 2016 (N=8353) | Wave 2018 (N=8558) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 6·51 (10·5) | 66·1 (10·1) | 65·3 (10·7) | 65·6 (9·9) | 67·0 (9·6) | 67·0 (9·9) | 67·7 (9·9) | 69·1 (9·4) | 68·2 (10·3) | |
| Women | 6293 (54·6%) | 5073 (55·4%) | 5131 (54·9%) | 5884 (54·8%) | 5567 (55·2%) | 5693 (54·9%) | 5237 (55·2%) | 4626 (55·4%) | 4748 (55·5%) | |
| Men | 5230 (45·4%) | 4081 (44·6%) | 4208 (45·1%) | 4860 (45·2%) | 4523 (44·8%) | 4680 (45·1%) | 4249 (44·8%) | 3727 (44·6%) | 3810 (44·5%) | |
| Education | ||||||||||
| Low | 5881 (51·0%) | 4326 (47·3%) | 3553 (38·0%) | 4100 (38·2%) | 3880 (38·5%) | 3813 (36·8%) | 3380 (35·6%) | 2965 (35·5%) | 2150 (25·1%) | |
| Middle | 3064 (26·6%) | 2584 (28·2%) | 2824 (30·2%) | 3255 (30·3%) | 3025 (30·0%) | 3225 (31·1%) | 2974 (31·4%) | 2581 (30·9%) | 3066 (35·8%) | |
| High | 2547 (22·1%) | 2203 (24·1%) | 2915 (31·2%) | 3289 (30·6%) | 3027 (30·0%) | 3185 (30·7%) | 2839 (29·9%) | 2507 (30·0%) | 3171 (37·1%) | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | NA | 27·9 (4·9) | NA | 28·3 (5·3) | NA | 28·3 (5·3) | 28·0 (5·3) | 27·8 (5·2) | 28·1 (5·2) | |
| Hypertension | 4355 (37·8%) | 3944 (43·1%) | 3928 (42·1%) | 4230 (39·4%) | 4159 (41·2%) | 4135 (39·9%) | 3772 (39·8%) | 3361 (40·2%) | 3364 (39·3%) | |
| Diabetes | 853 (7·4%) | 788 (8·6%) | 879 (9·4%) | 1044 (9·7%) | 1134 (11·2%) | 1205 (11·6%) | 1173 (12·4%) | 1095 (13·1%) | 1159 (13·5%) | |
| Stroke | 514 (4·5%) | 469 (5·1%) | 459 (4·9%) | 488 (4·5%) | 485 (4·8%) | 498 (4·8%) | 461 (4·9%) | 473 (5·7%) | 439 (5·1%) | |
| CVD | 1903 (16·5%) | 1598 (17·5%) | 1472 (15·8%) | 1510 (14·1%) | 1457 (14·4%) | 1328 (12·8%) | 1102 (11·6%) | 1020 (12·2%) | 984 (11·5%) | |
Data are n (%) or mean (SD). English Longitudinal Study of Ageing participants aged 50 years or more (race is 97% White). CVD=cardiovascular disease.