Table 1.
Summary statistics of mean (standard error [SE]) levels of healthy ageing phenotype across gender and different groups. Source: ELSA 2004–2013.
| Male |
Female |
Total | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SE Mean | Mean | SE Mean | Mean | ||
| Age group | 0.50 | |||||
| 50- (n = 4109) | 7.90 | (0.08) | 8.97 | (0.09) | 8.51 | |
| 60- (n = 5843) | 7.45 | (0.07) | 7.82 | (0.07) | 7.65 | |
| 70- (n = 3648) | 6.50 | (0.08) | 6.51 | (0.08) | 6.51 | |
| 80- (n = 1165) | 2.92 | (0.35) | 2.52 | (0.37) | 2.69 | |
| Marital status | <0.01 | |||||
| Single (n = 818) | 7.56 | (0.18) | 7.77 | (0.22) | 7.65 | |
| Married (n = 10,210) | 7.35 | (0.05) | 8.02 | (0.06) | 7.69 | |
| Separated (n = 1663) | 7.32 | (0.15) | 7.87 | (0.13) | 7.68 | |
| Widowed (n = 2074) | 6.19 | (0.19) | 6.77 | (0.12) | 6.65 | |
| Occupation | <0.01 | |||||
| Managerial (n = 5826) | 7.58 | (0.06) | 8.45 | (0.08) | 7.99 | |
| Intermediate (n = 3505) | 7.44 | (0.15) | 7.79 | (0.08) | 7.72 | |
| Routine manual (n = 5434) | 6.95 | (0.07) | 7.05 | (0.09) | 7.00 | |
| Wealth tertiles | 0.02 | |||||
| Bottom (n = 4135) | 6.58 | (0.09) | 6.74 | (0.09) | 6.67 | |
| Middle (n = 5089) | 7.19 | (0.08) | 7.62 | (0.08) | 7.43 | |
| Wealthiest (n = 5541) | 7.80 | (0.07) | 8.69 | (0.08) | 8.27 | |
| Education | < 0.01 | |||||
| <High school (n = 4561) | 6.45 | (0.09) | 6.70 | (0.08) | 6.61 | |
| High school (n = 5692) | 7.35 | (0.07) | 8.00 | (0.07) | 7.72 | |
| College (n = 4512) | 7.76 | (0.07) | 8.81 | (0.10) | 8.23 | |
| Current smoker | 0.96 | |||||
| No (n = 12,979) | 7.40 | (0.05) | 7.89 | (0.05) | 7.66 | |
| Yes (n = 1786) | 6.53 | (0.13) | 7.01 | (0.15) | 6.79 | |
| Total (n = 14,765) | 7.30 | (0.04) | 7.79 | (0.05) | 7.57 | |
| Drinking | <0.01 | |||||
| Less (n = 9098) | 6.90 | (0.06) | 7.31 | (0.06) | 7.15 | |
| Daily (n = 5667) | 7.72 | (0.06) | 8.70 | (0.08) | 8.17 | |
| Physical activity (Allied Dunbar scale) | <0.01 | |||||
| Less (n = 5701) | 6.69 | (0.08) | 7.03 | (0.08) | 6.90 | |
| Moderate (n = 6325) | 7.30 | (0.06) | 7.97 | (0.07) | 7.66 | |
| High (n = 2739) | 8.12 | (0.09) | 9.07 | (0.12) | 8.56 | |
| Angina, arrythmia, hypertensive, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarct, heart murmur | <0.01 | |||||
| No (n = 8602) | 8.47 | (0.06) | 9.33 | (0.06) | 8.96 | |
| Yes (n = 6163) | 5.75 | (0.05) | 5.36 | (0.05) | 5.55 | |
| COPD | 0.65 | |||||
| No (n = 13,348) | 7.48 | (0.05) | 7.96 | (0.05) | 7.74 | |
| Yes (n = 1417) | 5.58 | (0.14) | 6.15 | (0.14) | 5.89 | |
| Diabetes | <0.01 | |||||
| No (n = 14,187) | 7.62 | (0.04) | 8.06 | (0.05) | 7.86 | |
| Yes (n = 578) | 3.44 | (0.12) | 2.61 | (0.13) | 3.07 | |
| Cancer | 0.05 | |||||
| No (n = 14,193) | 7.33 | (0.05) | 7.81 | (0.05) | 7.59 | |
| Yes (n = 572) | 6.41 | (0.22) | 7.34 | (0.26) | 6.94 | |
| Stroke | 0.01 | |||||
| No (n = 14,539) | 7.34 | (0.04) | 7.82 | (0.05) | 7.61 | |
| Yes (n = 226) | 5.24 | (0.28) | 4.98 | (0.37) | 5.13 | |
| Arthritis, osteoporosis | <0.01 | |||||
| No (n = 11,943) | 7.44 | (0.05) | 8.01 | (0.06) | 7.74 | |
| Yes (n = 2822) | 6.54 | (0.12) | 7.04 | (0.10) | 6.86 | |
| Cancer | 0.05 | |||||
| No (n = 14,193) | 7.33 | (0.05) | 7.81 | (0.05) | 7.59 | |
| Yes (n = 572) | 6.41 | (0.22) | 7.34 | (0.26) | 6.94 | |
| CES-D | <0.01 | |||||
| Not depressed (n = 13,023) | 7.37 | (0.05) | 7.93 | (0.05) | 7.67 | |
| Depressed (n = 1742) | 6.44 | (0.17) | 6.88 | (0.13) | 6.74 | |
| Total (n = 14,765) | 7.30 | (0.04) | 7.79 | (0.05) | 7.57 | |