Table 2.
Characteristics and prevalence of conditions for the sample stratified by gender and ethnicity*
| Men | Women | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHW (n=340) | MA (n=211) | NHW (n=593) | MA (n=357) | |||||||||
| n1 | % | (95% CI) | n1 | % | (95% CI) | n1 | % | (95% CI) | n1 | % | (95% CI) | |
| Age (mean)2 | 340 | 88.0 | (87.73-88.35) | 211 | 88.2 | (87.95-88.53) | 593 | 88.3 | (88.04-88.56) | 357 | 89.1 | (88.76-89.48) |
| Education (mean years)3 | 340 | 12.3 | (11.89-12.79) | 211 | 4.7 | (4.25-5.05) | 593 | 11.5 | (11.32-11.77) | 357 | 4.7 | (4.42-5.07) |
| Marital Status (married) | 340 | 55.0 | (49.40-60.69) | 211 | 52.3 | (43.80-60.84) | 593 | 14.0 | (11.03-16.97) | 357 | 14.2 | (9.71-18.74) |
| Lung Disease | 340 | 10.4 | (7.18-13.67) | 210 | 7.7 | (2.81-12.67) | 593 | 9.7 | (7.20-12.16) | 352 | 9.9 | (6.04-13.74) |
| Cognitive Impairment | 330 | 5.8 | (3.13-8.52) | 206 | 16.3 | (9.79-22.88) | 576 | 6.9 | (4.69-9.13) | 349 | 11.7 | (7.50-15.93) |
| Arthritis | 340 | 65.1 | (59.59-70.58) | 209 | 59.4 | (51.30-67.57) | 591 | 77.4 | (73.89-80.88) | 346 | 69.4 | (63.13-75.60) |
| Stroke | 340 | 14.9 | (10.95-18.84) | 209 | 19.1 | (11.80-26.48) | 593 | 15.6 | (12.48-18.73) | 354 | 17.8 | (12.50-23.07) |
| Heart Attack | 339 | 50.9 | (45.16-56.72) | 206 | 27.9 | (19.85-35.94) | 590 | 40.9 | (36.79-44.95) | 348 | 23.6 | (17.52-29.69) |
| Hip Fractures | 340 | 2.2 | (0.57-3.88) | 210 | 5.0 | (1.58-8.49) | 593 | 5.5 | (3.61-7.35) | 356 | 13.2 | (8.71-17.75) |
| Diabetes | 340 | 14.8 | (10.68-18.89) | 209 | 28.8 | (20.42-37.12) | 593 | 9.8 | (7.17-12.42) | 356 | 26.5 | (20.53-32.45) |
| Hypertension | 340 | 34.3 | (28.79-39.70) | 208 | 51.5 | (42.89-60.11) | 592 | 66.3 | (62.24-70.29) | 352 | 62.6 | (56.05-69.24) |
| ADL disability (≥ 1) | 331 | 58.1 | (52.70-63.54) | 211 | 47.4 | (38.82-55.89) | 591 | 69.0 | (65.04-73.04) | 357 | 56.5 | (49.71-63.20) |
| IADL disability (≥ 1) | 340 | 95.7 | (93.56-97.75) | 211 | 79.9 | (73.45-86.28) | 592 | 88.1 | (85.39-90.77) | 357 | 93.3 | (90.27-96.43) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 340 | 151 | 593 | 231 | ||||||||
| < 18.5 | 4.1 | (1.78-6.37) | 2.56 | (0.26-4.88) | 8.8 | (6.51-11.16) | 2.89 | (0.00-6.05) | ||||
| 18.5 - < 25 | 54.3 | (48.71-59.79) | 42.6 | (32.45-52.75) | 57.2 | (52.91-61.52) | 50.4 | (41.89-58.92) | ||||
| 25 - < 30 | 35.9 | (30.53-41.26) | 34.6 | (25.16-44.11) | 25.2 | (21.43-28.92) | 29.5 | (22.23-36.85) | ||||
| ≥ 30 | 5.8 | (3.31-8.26) | 20.2 | (12.65-27.74) | 8.8 | (6.23-11.32) | 17.2 | (11.40-22.93) | ||||
| Dead after 24 months | 95 | 9.7 | (7.72-11.60) | 56 | 11.5 | (8.46-14.61) | 128 | 13.3 | (11.02-15.64) | 82 | 14.3 | (11.16-17.43) |
*
Means, percents and CI were obtained after adjusting for sampling weights and design effects used in the H-EPESE and HRS.
1
Value of “n” varies due to missing data
2
Standard Deviation for age: NHW men= 0.16; MA men= 0.15; NHW women= 0.13; MA women= 0.18.
3
Standard Deviation for years of education: NHW men= 0.23; MA men= 0.20; NHW women= 0.13; MA women= 0.16. NHW = Non-Hispanic White; MA = Mexican American; CI = Confidence Interval; ADL = Activities of daily living; IADL = Instrumental activities of daily living; BMI = Body mass index;