Table 1.

Demographic and Health Characteristics of Women, Aged ≥65 Years, in the Women’s Health and Aging Study I in Baltimore, Maryland Who Survived or Died from All Causes during Follow-Up (n = 559)

Characteristic1		Lived N = 436		Died N = 123		P
		N	% or Median (25th, 75th percentile)	N	% or Median (25th, 75th percentile)
Age, years	65-69	104	86.7	16	13.3	<0.0001
	70-74	114	86.4	18	13.6
	75-79	90	80.4	22	19.6
	80-84	45	70.3	19	29.7
	85-89	67	66.3	34	33.7
	≥90	16	53.3	14	46.7
Race	white	306	76.9	92	23.1	0.32
	other	130	80.7	31	19.3
Education <12 years		275	79.3	72	20.8	0.39
Current smoker		42	70.0	18	30.0	0.11
Body mass index (kg/m2)	<18.5	7	43.8	9	56.2	0.0006
	18.5-24.9	90	71.4	36	28.6
	25.0-29.9	138	78.9	37	21.1
	≥30	163	85.8	27	14.2
Serum CML (μg/mL)		433	0.54 (0.44, 0.66)	122	0.59 (0.46, 0.73)	0.017
Serum sRAGE (ng/mL)		433	1.20 (0.88, 1.64)	122	1.29 (0.86, 1.97)	0.09
Serum esRAGE (ng/mL)		436	0.33 (0.24, 0.45)	123	0.37 (0.26, 0.51)	0.05
Serum triglycerides (mg/dL)		426	144 (99, 193)	122	126 (91, 179)	0.06
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)		426	224 (200, 251)	122	221 (190, 250)	0.24
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)		426	50 (42, 60)	121	51 (42, 58)	0.95
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)		426	139 (115, 164)	121	139 (113,159)	0.46
Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) score <24		57	67.1	28	32.9	0.008
Hypertension		252	77.1	75	22.9	0.55
Coronary heart disease		100	79.4	26	20.6	0.67
Congestive heart failure		34	65.4	18	34.6	0.02
Peripheral artery disease		69	61.1	44	38.9	<0.0001
Stroke		21	77.8	6	22.2	0.98
Diabetes mellitus		62	73.8	22	26.2	0.32
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease		119	75.3	39	24.7	0.34
Depression		58	69.1	26	30.9	0.03
Cancer		48	77.4	14	22.6	0.91
Renal insufficiency (%)		207	48.6	76	62.3	0.008

¹Median (25^th, 75^th percentile) for continuous variables or row percentages of participants with specific characteristic as noted.