Table 1.
Selected age-adjusted baseline characteristics among adults aged > = 20 years, by mortality status, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2002
| Total (N = 7350) | Deceased (N = 542) | Survivors (N = 6808) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Mean or% (95% CI) | Mean or% (95% CI) | Mean or% (95% CI) | P |
| Age (years) | 45.3 (44.6, 46.0) | 66.9 (64.7, 69.0) | 44.3 (43.6, 45.0) | < 0.001 |
| Men,% | 49.2 (48.1, 50.2) | 64.3 (51.5, 75.3) | 48.6 (47.4, 49.7) | 0.013 |
| Whites,% | 73.3 (69.4, 76.8) | 63.5 (53.0, 72.9) | 73.4 (69.5, 77.0) | 0.050 |
| > High school,% | 53.1 (50.2, 56.0) | 32.2 (23.1, 42.9) | 53.7 (50.8, 56.6) | < 0.001 |
| Current smoker,% | 24.1 (22.2, 26.1) | 33.7 (23.9, 45.1) | 23.5 (21.6, 25.6) | 0.075 |
| Leisure-time physical activity (min/month) | 321.1 (285.1, 357.2) | 310.3 (6.6, 613.9) | 326.3 (289.6, 362.9) | 0.914 |
| Alcohol intake (g) | 11.6 (10.1, 13.1) | 10.6 (2.9, 18.3) | 11.6 (10.1, 13.2) | 0.775 |
| Healthy Eating Index score | 63.7 (62.9, 64.5) | 58.9 (56.8, 60.9) | 63.9 (63.0, 64.7) | < 0.001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.9 (27.6, 28.2) | 29.3 (27.5, 31.0) | 27.9 (27.6, 28.2) | 0.138 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 123.1 (122.3, 123.9) | 122.8 (119.0, 126.6) | 123.0 (122.2, 123.8) | 0.926 |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl) | 50.9 (50.1, 51.7) | 46.5 (43.7, 49.3) | 50.9 (50.2, 51.7) | 0.002 |
| Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl) | 152.2 (150.0, 154.3) | 167.3 (147.1, 187.4) | 151.9 (149.8, 154.1) | 0.130 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.4 (5.4, 5.5) | 5.9 (5.6, 6.3) | 5.4 (5.4, 5.5) | 0.006 |
| Excellent or very good health,% | 54.7 (52.5, 56.9) | 33.3 (24.8, 43.2) | 55.8 (53.6, 58.0) | < 0.001 |
| Health insurance coverage,% | 82.6 (80.8, 84.4) | 80.4 (68.7, 88.4) | 82.8 (80.9, 84.5) | 0.637 |
| Diagnosed diabetes,% | 6.3 (5.7, 7.1) | 16.1 (10.8, 23.2) | 5.9 (5.1, 6.8) | 0.003 |
| History of cardiovascular disease,% | 8.3 (7.5, 9.3) | 26.3 (17.7, 37.3) | 7.4 (6.6, 8.4) | 0.001 |
| History of cancer,% | 7.9 (7.2, 8.7) | 13.3 (8.9, 19.6) | 7.5 (6.8, 8.4) | 0.038 |
| Screen time (hours per day) | 0.025 | |||
| < 1 | 12.7 (11.5, 14.0) | 5.8 (3.0, 11.0) | 12.8 (11.6, 14.1) | |
| 1 | 16.4 (15.5, 17.3) | 10.2 (5.4, 18.3) | 16.5 (15.6, 17.3) | |
| 2 | 27.8 (26.1, 29.5) | 34.7 (26.0, 44.6) | 28.0 (26.3, 29.7) | |
| 3 | 18.7 (17.6, 19.9) | 20.7 (11.1, 35.4) | 18.6 (17.3, 19.9) | |
| 4 | 10.9 (10.1, 11.9) | 7.1 (4.0, 12.3) | 11.0 (10.2, 12.0) | |
| > = 5 | 13.5 (12.6, 14.4) | 21.5 (13.8, 32.0) | 13.1 (12.3, 14.1) | |