Table I.
Weighted sample characteristics for older Mexican Americans in the wave-5 cohort of the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (n = 2069).
| Characteristic* | Weighted, % |
Raw Count, n† |
|---|---|---|
| Age, y | ||
| 75–84 | 74.5 | 1501 |
| 85–94 | 23.2 | 515 |
| ≥95 | 2.3 | 53 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 60.1 | 1272 |
| Male | 39.9 | 797 |
| Education | ||
| ≤5th Grade | 47.8 | 833 |
| >5th Grade | 52.2 | 1236 |
| Income (2004–2005 US $) | ||
| ≥$ 10,000 | 57.5 | 942 |
| <$ 10,000 | 42.5 | 845 |
| Living arrangements | ||
| Alone | 73.2 | 1492 |
| Not alone | 26.8 | 577 |
| Citizenship | ||
| Born in United States | 43.8 | 911 |
| Born in Mexico | 56.2 | 1158 |
| Interview language | ||
| Spanish | 76.6 | 1661 |
| English | 23.4 | 408 |
| Health | ||
| Poor/fair | 65.3 | 1358 |
| Good/excellent | 34.7 | 693 |
| ADLs | ||
| Independent | 66.7 | 1307 |
| Dependent | 33.3 | 761 |
| IADLs | ||
| Independent | 26.9 | 529 |
| Dependent | 73.1 | 1540 |
| Body mass index | ||
| Normal (<25 kg/m2) | 32.3 | 542 |
| Obese (≥25 kg/m2) | 67.7 | 1101 |
| Cognition, MMSE score | ||
| >18 | 79.4 | 1499 |
| ≤18 | 20.6 | 436 |
| Alcohol use | ||
| Never drank | 40.7 | 940 |
| Ever drank | 59.3 | 1129 |
| Antiosteoporosis medication use | ||
| No | 96 | 1983 |
| Yes | 4 | 86 |
ADLs = activities of daily living;lADLs = instrumental ADLs; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination.
*
Mean (SE) number of comorbidities (range, 0–6) = 1.79 (0.03).
†
Some raw counts do not total 2069 due to missing data.