Table 1.
Characteristic* | N=501 |
---|---|
Age, years | |
Median | 80 |
Range | 73 – 99 |
Female | 319 (63.7) |
Non–Hispanic white | 451 (90.0) |
Lives alone | 215 (42.9) |
Resides in age–restricted housing or assisted living facility |
93 (18.6) |
Education†, years | |
Median | 12 |
Range | 0 – 17 |
Chronic conditions‡ | |
Median | 2 |
Range | 0 – 6 |
Hypertension | 296 (59.1) |
Arthritis | 218 (43.5) |
Cancer | 103 (20.6) |
Diabetes mellitus | 96 (19.2) |
Chronic lung disease | 86 (17.2) |
Myocardial infarction | 87 (17.4) |
Stroke | 43 (8.6) |
Congestive heart failure | 32 (6.4) |
Hip fracture | 29 (5.8) |
Mini–Mental State Exam Score | |
Median | 27 |
Range | 12 – 30 |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.
17 years denotes postgraduate education.
Presented in descending order according to prevalence.