Table 1. Demographic and health characteristics of functional categories of CHS All Stars elders.
| Impaireda | Unimpaireda | Pb | |
| Total number | 58 | 82 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male, n | 17 | 30 | |
| Female, n | 41 | 52 | |
| Race | |||
| Black, n | 18 | 31 | |
| White, n | 40 | 51 | |
| Mean age (SD) | 86.2 (3.3) | 85.6 (4.0) | |
| Mean height, cm (SD) | 158 (11) | 161 (9) | |
| Mean weight, lbs (SD) | 151 (37) | 153 (29) | |
| Mean BMIc (SD) | 27.2 (6.6) | 27.8 (4.0) | |
| Ever smoke, n (%f) | 36 (62.1) | 50 (61.0) | |
| Medical history, n (%f) | |||
| Any cancer | 19 (32.8) | 24 (29.3) | |
| Any CVDc | 38 (65.5) | 56 (68.3) | |
| Type II diabetes | 7 (12.1) | 15 (18.3) | |
| COPDc | 12 (21.7) | 14 (17.1) | |
| Arthritisd | 26 (44.8) | 41 (50.0) | <0.05 |
| Recent vaccination, n (%f) | |||
| Influenza vaccine | 45 (77.6) | 68 (82.9) | <0.05 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine | 34 (58.6) | 54 (50.0) | <0.05 |
| Self report of health, n (%f) | |||
| Poor or Fair | 24 (41.3) | 23 (28.3) | <0.05 |
| Good to Excellent | 34 (58.6) | 59 (72.0) | <0.05 |
| Mean gait speed, m/sec (SD) | 0.64 (0.1) | 0.94 (0.1) | <0.05 |
| Mean grip strength, kg force (SD) | 18.1 (0.3) | 20.9 (0.4) |
a
“Impaired” was defined by 3MSE <80 and/or any reported ADL difficulty. “Unimpaired” was defined by 3MSE score ≥80 and absence of any ADL difficulty.
b
P-values determined by Mann-Whitney U-test.
c
BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease inclusive of hypertention, angina, incident myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, transient ischemic attack, and stroke.
d
Arthritis inclusive of rheumatoid and osteoarthritis.
f
Percent of the subjects within the group.