Table 1.
Distributions of baseline characteristics among men in the study sample and in the entire MrOS cohort.
| Study Sample | MrOS Cohort | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 295 | 5,995 |
| Characteristic | Mean ±sd | Mean ±sd |
| Age (years) | 74±6 | 74±6 |
| Height (cm) | 174±7 | 174±7 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28±4 | 27±4 |
| Physical Activity Score * | 150±66 | 147±68 |
| Number (%) | Number (%) | |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 265 (90%) | 5362 (89%) |
| African American | 13 (4%) | 244 (4%) |
| Asian | 8 (3%) | 191 (3%) |
| Hispanic | 5 (2%) | 127 (2%) |
| Other | 4 (1%) | 71 (1%) |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school | 24 (8%) | 393 (7%) |
| High school | 106 (36%) | 2413 (40%) |
| College | 85 (29%) | 1727 (29%) |
| Graduate School | 80 (27%) | 1462 (24%) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||
| Normal: 18–24 | 46 (19%) | 1329 (22%) |
| Overweight: 25–29 | 141 (55%) | 3169 (53%) |
| Obese: 30+ | 84 (26%) | 1495 (25%) |
| Smoking | ||
| Never | 125 (42%) | 2249 (38%) |
| Past | 164 (56%) | 3539 (59%) |
| Current | 6 (2%) | 206 (3%) |
| Self Rated Health | ||
| Excellent | 92 (31%) | 2017 (34%) |
| Good | 153 (52%) | 3119 (52%) |
| Fair | 44 (15%) | 760 (13%) |
| Poor/Very Poor | 6 (2%) | 97 (2%) |
| Diabetes | 36 (12%) | 653 (11%) |
| Angina | 51 (17%) | 856 (14%) |
| High Blood Pressure | 146 (49%) | 2581 (43%) |
| Myocardial Infarction | 53 (18%) | 835 (14%) |
*
From the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly(PASE)30