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. 2014 Mar 10;10(5):1195–1203. doi: 10.4161/hv.28313

Table 1. Demographic characteristics and underlying high-risk diseases, overall and stratified by age.

Characteristics Overall
n = 264
n (%)
Age 50–64 y
n = 157
n (%)
Age 65–80 y
n = 107
n (%)
P value
Site
Marshfield
Pittsburgh
149 (56.4)
115 (43.6)
82 (52.2)
75 (47.8)
67 (62.6)
40 (37.4)
0.100
Female 152 (57.6) 98 (62.4) 54 (50.5) 0.054
White race 210 (79.6) 121 (77.1) 89 (83.2) 0.227
Body Mass Index,
Mean (SD)
32.4 (7.3) 32.3 (7.5) 32.6 (6.9) 0.806
High Risk Diseases        
Diabetes 112 (42.4) 58 (36.9) 54 (50.5) 0.029
Chronic cardiac diseases 64 (24.2) 26 (16.6) 38 (35.5) <0.001
Chronic pulmonary diseases 48 (18.2) 30 (19.1) 18 (16.8) 0.890
Other high risk diseases 73 (27.7) 34 (21.7) 39 (36.4) 0.002