Table 1.

Characteristics of all persons in the PA study and of those with full data.

	All eligible persons (N = 1449)		Complete data (N = 946)
	n − x1
Age2	1444	79.3 (75.0, 86.6)	79.2 (75.1, 86.6)
Men (%)	1449	45.0	45.0
BMI (kg/m2)3	1370	26.5 ± 4.3	26.4 ± 4.2
Home owner (%)	1410	64.5	65.5
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)4	1413	148.8 ± 21.5	148.4 ± 21.3
Current smoker (%)	1415	10.0	9.2
History of CVD5	1407	24.2	22.7
History of Emphysema	1411	1.8	1.8
History of Cancer (%)6	1406	7.8	8.6
Diabetes (%)	1415	7.2	6.3
Hip fracture (%)	1410	2.7	2.2
Recent weight loss (%)	1405	2.3	2.6
MMSE score <12/<177	1417	2.9	2.0
GDS score >58	1417	6.9	6.8
Unable to do >1ADL9	1416	21.4	18.4
On prescribed Medication (%)	1371	81.6	81.4

¹Not all 1449 participants had a complete data set on all characteristics, reported values are based on the complete records.

²Mean, interquartile range in parenthesis.

³ $\bar{x}\pm \text{SD}$.

⁴ $\bar{x}\pm \text{SD}$ of average of 2 readings while sitting.

⁵History of heart attack, stroke or angina.

⁶Excluding skin cancer.

⁷MiniMental State Examination (MMSE) <12 if language section could not be completed, otherwise <17.

⁸15 item Geriatric Depression Score (GDS).

⁹ADL: Activities of Daily Living.