Table 1. Sample Characteristics (N = 4701).
| Variables | M/% | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Sex (% female) | 57% | - |
| Age (years) | 68.54 | 9.50 |
| Education | 12.93 | 3.03 |
| Race (% white) | 83% | - |
| Ethnicity (% hispanic) | 9% | - |
| Self-rated health | 3.16 | 1.04 |
| Depressive symptoms | 1.46 | 1.98 |
| Age Discrimination (% discriminated) | 56% | - |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 130.77 | 20.03 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 78.96 | 11.42 |
| Peak expiratory flow (liters/mn) | 367.45 | 133.11 |
| Grip strength (kg) | 30.98 | 11.00 |
| Waist circumference (inches) | 40.06 | 6.06 |
| Telomere length (T/S Ratio) a | 1.39 | 0.74 |
| Subjective age b | 0.15 | 0.15 |
Note.
a N = 2214.
b Higher values represent younger subjective age.
Seventy-five participants who were outliers on subjective age were excluded from the analysis.