Table 1.
Descriptive information on adults 60 years and older included in the analyses
| NYC (n=760) | NHANES 2003-2006 (n=2451) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||
| n | Percent | n | Weighted Percent |
Standard Error |
|
| Age | |||||
| 60~69 | 281 | 37.0 | 1087 | 47.3 | 1.5 |
| 70~79 | 324 | 42.6 | 809 | 33.9 | 1.2 |
| 80 and older | 155 | 20.4 | 555 | 18.8 | 1.0 |
| Gender | |||||
| Women | 585 | 77.0 | 1211 | 56.1 | 1.0 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 219 | 28.8 | 1491 | 82.6 | 2.1 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 344 | 45.3 | 397 | 8.6 | 1.3 |
| Hispanic | 174 | 22.9 | 492 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Other | 23 | 3.0 | 71 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 166 | 22.7 | 911 | 25.7 | 2.0 |
| High school | 322 | 44.0 | 618 | 29.2 | 1.3 |
| Greater than high school | 244 | 33.3 | 917 | 45.1 | 2.2 |
| Household Income | |||||
| <$15,000 | 351 | 63.6 | 464 | 14.4 | 1.2 |
| >=$15,000 | 201 | 36.4 | 1822 | 85.6 | 1.2 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 173 | 23.2 | 1444 | 61.1 | 1.6 |
| Body mass index | |||||
| Underweight | 4 | 0.6 | 25 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Normal weight | 133 | 18.5 | 686 | 28.8 | 1.3 |
| Overweight | 264 | 36.7 | 946 | 39.3 | 1.3 |
| Obese | 319 | 44.3 | 767 | 30.8 | 1.0 |
| General health | |||||
| Excellent | 37 | 5.4 | 308 | 15.4 | 1.0 |
| Very good | 140 | 20.4 | 579 | 28.0 | 1.4 |
| Good | 283 | 41.3 | 824 | 32.6 | 1.2 |
| Fair/Poor | 226 | 32.9 | 739 | 23.9 | 1.5 |
NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; NYC = New York City