Table 2.

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 Cardiovascular Diseases during Follow-Up (n = 487)

Characteristic1		Lived N = 436		Died N = 54		P
		N	% or Median (25th, 75th percentile)	N	% or Median (25th, 75th percentile)
Age, years	65-69	104	94.6	6	5.4	<0.0001
	70-74	114	96.6	4	3.4
	75-79	90	89.1	11	10.9
	80-84	45	83.3	9	16.7
	85-89	67	78.8	18	21.2
	≥90	16	72.7	6	27.3
Race	white	306	87.2	45	12.8	0.04
	other	130	93.5	9	6.5
Education <12 years		275	90.2	30	9.8	0.27
Current smoker		42	84.0	8	16.0	0.23
Body mass index (kg/m2)	<18.5	7	58.3	5	41.7	0.003
	18.5-24.9	90	86.5	14	13.5
	25.0-29.9	138	87.9	19	12.1
	≥30	163	92.6	13	7.4
Serum CML (μg/mL)		433	0.54 (0.44, 0.66)	54	0.64 (0.47, 0.79)	0.005
Serum sRAGE (ng/mL)		433	1.20 (0.88, 1.64)	54	1.30 (0.87, 2.08)	0.12
Serum esRAGE (ng/mL)		436	0.33 (0.24, 0.45)	54	0.39 (0.27, 0.58)	0.059
Serum triglycerides (mg/dL)		426	144 (99, 193)	54	132 (96, 189)	0.64
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)		426	224 (200, 251)	54	227 (190, 252)	0.72
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)		426	50 (42, 60)	53	51 (40, 59)	0.91
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)		426	139 (115, 164)	53	139 (110, 159)	0.43
Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) score <24		57	85.1	10	14.9	0.27
Hypertension		252	88.1	34	11.9	0.48
Coronary heart disease		100	84.7	18	15.3	0.09
Congestive heart failure		34	75.6	11	24.4	0.002
Peripheral artery disease		69	75.0	23	25.0	<0.0001
Stroke		21	91.3	2	8.7	0.72
Diabetes mellitus		62	86.1	10	13.9	0.40
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease		119	89.5	14	10.5	0.83
Depression		58	86.6	9	13.4	0.49
Cancer		48	77.4	14	22.6	0.91
Renal insufficiency (%)		207	84.8	37	15.2	0.006

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