Table 1.
Baseline characteristics.
| Variable | Group 1 70–74 Years (n = 61) |
Group 2 75–79 Years (n = 73) |
Group 3 80–84 Years (n = 76) |
Group 4 85–89 Years (n = 43) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-year ASCVD, median (IQR) | 14 (12–17) | 20 (17–23) | 30 (26–33) | 42 (35–50) | <0.001 |
| 10-year ASCVD risk categories, n (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| Low risk (<7.5%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| High risk (7.5–14.9%) | 34 (55.7) | 6 (8.2) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Very high risk (≥15%) | 27 (44.3) | 67 (91.2) | 75 (98.7) | 43 (100) | |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 72 ± 1 | 77 ± 1 | 82 ± 1 | 87 ± 2 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 51 (83.6) | 55 (75.3) | 66 (86.8) | 35 (81.4) | 0.3 |
| Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) | 14 (29.5) | 19 (26.0% | 13 (17.1) | 9 (20.9) | 0.6 |
| Multimorbidity, n (%) | 40 (65.6) | 56 (76.7) | 63 (82.9) | 38 (88.4) | 0.02 |
| Polypharmacy, n (%) | 38 (62.3) | 50 (68.5) | 60 (78.9) | 36 (83.7) | 0.02 |
| Malnutrition, n (%) | 12 (19.7) | 18 (24.7) | 25 (32.9) | 15 (34.9) | 0.02 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 9 (15.3) | 4 (5.7) | 5 (6.9) | 2 (4.8) | 0.2 |
| Weight, kg, mean (SD) | 74 ± 15 | 70 ± 16 | 65 ± 12 | 64 ± 11 | <0.001 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD) | 138 ± 12 | 145 ± 9 | 150 ± 8 | 155 ± 8 | 0.03 |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 29 ± 5 | 28 ± 6 | 27 ± 4 | 26 ± 4 | 0.001 |
| BMI categories, n (%) | 0.04 | ||||
| Underweight | 1 (1.6) | 3 (4.1) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Normal weight | 14 (23.0) | 16 (21.9) | 30 (39.5) | 14 (32.6) | |
| Overweight | 19 (31.1) | 32 (43.8) | 30 (39.5) | 19 (44.2) | |
| Obesity | 27 (44.3) | 22 (30.1) | 15 (19.7) | 10 (23.2) |
Abbreviations: ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.