Table 1. Characteristics of propensity score matched samples.
| BASE N = 121 |
BASE-II N = 121 |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic characteristics | |||
| Age, years | 74,3±3,0 | 74,3±3,0 | 0.891 |
| Sex, female (%) | 48.8 | 51.2 | 0.700 |
| Cohort-normed education | -0.2(-0.5,0.4) | -0.2(-0.9,1.4) | 0.244 |
| Physical health characteristics | |||
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 143.4±21.7 | 149.8±21.3 | 0.022 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 80.6±12.9 | 83.7±11.6 | 0.049 |
| Heart rate, bpm | 69.9±12.5 | 70.4±10.7 | 0.720 |
| Body-mass-index, kg/m2 | 26.7±3.9 | 27.2±4.5 | 0.322 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 93.8±11.1 | 98.4±12.7 | 0.003 |
| HbA1c,% | 5.9(5.5,6.7) | 5.7(5.4,5.9) | 0.002 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 243.3±41.5 | 219.6±36.7 | <0.001 |
| LDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 156.8±37.4 | 135.3±34.1 | 0.001 |
| HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 55.2±15.8 | 63.7±14.6 | <0.001 |
| Lipid-lowering medication (%) | 9.1 | 17.4 | 0.103 |
| Antidiabetic drugs (%) | 9.1 | 8.3 | 0.450 |
| Antihypertensive drugs (%) | 51.2 | 62.0 | 0.519 |
| Self-reported diabetes (%) | 10.7 | 10.7 | 1.000 |
| Self-reported hypertension (%) | 27.3 | 58.7 | <0.001 |
| Self-reported hyperlipidemia (%) | 10.7 | 34.7 | <0.001 |
| Cardiovascular disease (%) | 25.6 | 15.4 | 0.051 |
Abbreviations: BASE, Berlin Aging Study; BASE-II, Berlin Aging Study II; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin. Data are given as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range) or percentages. Two-sample t-test was used for comparison of means and Mann-Whitney-U test for comparison of medians. Proportions were compared with the χ2-test.