Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics
| Variables | Deceased (n = 580) |
Alive (n = 5,745) |
Total sample (N = 6,325) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or % | Mean (SD) or % | Mean (SD) or % | Range | |
| Age | 59.90 (11.02) | 45.03 (12.40) | 46.38 (13.00) | 20–75 |
| Education | 6.04 (2.52) | 6.85 (2.48) | 6.77 (5.76) | 1–12 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 46% | 52% | 52% | 0–1 |
| Male | 54% | 48% | 48% | 0–1 |
| Race | ||||
| Caucasian | 91% | 91% | 91% | 0–1 |
| Other | 9% | 9% | 9% | 0–1 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 58% | 66% | 66% | 0–1 |
| Unmarried | 42% | 34% | 34% | 0–1 |
| Conscientiousness | 3.37 (0.45) | 3.43 (0.44) | 3.42 (0.44) | 1–4 |
| Neuroticism | 2.17 (0.66) | 2.25 (0.66) | 2.24 (0.66) | 1–4 |
| Extraversion | 3.17 (0.58) | 3.20 (0.56) | 3.20 (0.56) | 1–4 |
| Agreeableness | 3.53 (0.47) | 3.49 (0.49) | 3.50 (0.49) | 1–4 |
| Openness | 2.98 (0.55) | 3.02 (0.52) | 3.02 (0.53) | 1–4 |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Never | 27% | 44% | 43% | 1–3 |
| Former | 34% | 25% | 25% | 1–3 |
| Current | 39% | 31% | 32% | 1–3 |
| Years smoked | 23.33 (18.86) | 9.63 (12.82) | 10.87 (14.04) | 0–61 |
| Alcohol use | 3.56 (4.75) | 3.23 (3.60) | 3.26 (3.72) | 0–30 |
| Med (IQR) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–4) | |
| Waist circumference | 37.36 (5.95) | 35.20 (5.07) | 35.40 (5.76) | 14–66 |