Table 1.
Characteristics of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and Asset and Health Dynamics among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) Samples Used in Multivariate Models
| HRS | AHEAD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n | Percentage | n | Percentage |
| Smoking | ||||
| Heavy (≥1 pack/day) | 1,646 | 16.8 | ||
| Light (<1 pack/day) | 975 | 10.0 | ||
| Former (quit <3 years) | 468 | 4.8 | ||
| Former (quit 3–15 years) | 1,548 | 15.8 | ||
| Former (quit>15 years) | 1,481 | 15.1 | ||
| Current | 702 | 11.0 | ||
| Former | 2,821 | 44.1 | ||
| Never | 3,681 | 37.6 | 2,881 | 45.0 |
| Exercise | ||||
| Sedentary | 931 | 9.5 | ||
| Light | 1,556 | 15.9 | ||
| Moderate | 5,468 | 55.8 | ||
| Heavy | 1,844 | 18.8 | ||
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | ||||
| <18.5 | 178 | 1.8 | 278 | 4.3 |
| 18.5–29.9 | 7,375 | 75.0 | 5,225 | 81.6 |
| ≥30 | 2,277 | 23.2 | 901 | 14.1 |
| Alcohol Consumption | ||||
| None | 3,238 | 33.0 | 3,017 | 47.1 |
| Light (≤2 drinks/day) | 5,364 | 54.7 | 2,787 | 43.5 |
| Heavy (>2 drinks/day) | 495 | 5.1 | 152 | 2.4 |
| Past drinking problem | 702 | 7.2 | 448 | 7.0 |
| Gender/Age Group | ||||
| Male | ||||
| 50–54 | 1,596 | 38.0 | ||
| 55–59 | 1,497 | 35.7 | ||
| 60–64 | 1,103 | 26.3 | ||
| 70–74 | 1,164 | 45.5 | ||
| 75–79 | 820 | 32.1 | ||
| 80–84 | 573 | 22.4 | ||
| Female | ||||
| 50–54 | 2,272 | 40.6 | ||
| 55–59 | 2,311 | 41.3 | ||
| 60–64 | 1,020 | 18.2 | ||
| 70–74 | 1,629 | 42.3 | ||
| 75–79 | 1,264 | 32.9 | ||
| 80–84 | 954 | 24.8 | ||
| Race | ||||
| White | 7,794 | 79.3 | 5,390 | 84.2 |
| Other | 2,036 | 20.7 | 1,014 | 15.8 |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 7,491 | 76.2 | 3,441 | 53.7 |
| Not married | 2,339 | 23.8 | 2,963 | 46.3 |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 2,891 | 29.4 | 2,753 | 43.0 |
| Completed high school | 5,475 | 55.7 | 2,906 | 38.4 |
| College | 1,464 | 14.9 | 745 | 11.6 |