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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Gerontol. 2014 Oct 29;60:136–139. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2014.10.013

Table 1.

Baseline demographic and health characteristics

Characteristic Mean (SD) or %
Age 73.9 (2.8)
Education, y 12.5 (3.4)
Race, % white 80.9%
BMI, kg/m2 26.7 (5.2)
Hypertension 48.7%
Diabetes 7.5%
Stroke 5.4%
Alcohol use 31.6%
Diuretic use 2.3%
C-reactive protein 5.3 (5.7)
Interleukin-6 (mg/dL) 4.1 (6.3)
Perceived health status 2.5 (0.9)