Table 1.
Variable | Mean (SD) or % |
---|---|
Age | 71.4 (4.1) |
Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 26.1 (4.9) |
Alternate Mediterranean diet score | 4.5 (1.8) |
Moderate to vigorous activity per week (hours) | 1.6 (2.8) |
Education level | |
Registered nurse degree, % | 72.5 |
Bachelor degree, % | 18.8 |
Advanced degree, % | 8.7 |
Self-reported race/ethnicity | |
Non-Hispanic White, % | 97.2 |
Black, % | 0.9 |
Others, % | 1.8 |
Social network (in quintiles) | |
1st quintile (least social integration), % | 19.6 |
2nd quintile, % | 13.5 |
3rd quintile, % | 17.9 |
4th quintile, % | 34.7 |
5th quintile (most social integration), % | 14.2 |
Subjective self-rated societal position | |
High, % | 14.0 |
Medium-high, % | 53.7 |
Medium-low, % | 30.6 |
Low, % | 1.7 |
Regular caregiving to children/grandchildren | |
No, % | 69.9 |
Some, % | 25.2 |
High, % | 4.8 |
Regular caregiving to ill relatives | |
No, % | 78.4 |
Some, % | 17.1 |
High, % | 4.6 |
Current smokers, % | 6.2 |
Largest number of drinks in a single day | |
None, % | 41.1 |
1–2 drinks, % | 49.2 |
≥3, % | 9.7 |
Comorbidity | |
≤1, % | 91.9 |
≥2, % | 8.1 |
Hours of actual sleep per day | |
≤6, % | 25.8 |
7–8, % | 66.9 |
9, % | 6.2 |
≥10, % | 1.2 |
Difficulty falling or staying asleep | |
None of the time, % | 34.5 |
A little of the time, % | 32.9 |
Some of the time, % | 29.0 |
Most or all of the time, % | 3.7 |
Total bodily pain | |
None, % | 18.3 |
Very mild/mild, % | 57.9 |
Moderate, % | 20.8 |
Severe/very severe, % | 3.1 |
Physical/functional limitation | |
No, % | 35.5 |
Yes, % | 64.5 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation
Values are expressed as means (standard deviation) or percentages.
All variables were age-adjusted except for age variable