Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of 4,984 Subjects Aged 60 and Older in NHANES 1999–2004 Cohort
| Overall | Overall | Males | Overall | Females | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >60 y | Males | Survivors | Decedents | p Value | Females | Survivors | Decedents | p Value | |
| N = 4,984 | N = 2,453 | N = 1,404 | N = 1,048 | N = 2,531 | N = 1,676 | N = 853 | |||
| Age, y ± SE | 71.1 ± 0.19 | 70.5 ± 0.18 | 68.1 ± 0.16 | 74.3 ± 0.32 | <.001 | 71.6 ± 0.25 | 69.4 ± 0.22 | 76.3 ± 0.34 | <.001 |
| Weight, kg | 77.7 ± 0.30 | 85.1 ± 0.43 | 87.0 ± 0.56 | 82.1 ± 0.69 | <.001 | 72.0 ± 0.35 | 73.5 ± 0.44 | 68.8 ± 0.70 | <.001 |
| Hispanics | 1,202 (7.3) | 579 (6.8) | 388 (6.9) | 191 (6.6) | 623 (7.6) | 465 (8.3) | 158 (6.3) | ||
| Whites | 2,846 (81.2) | 1,427 (82.5) | 764 (82.5) | 662 (82.5) | .06 | 1,419 (80.2) | 879 (79.3) | 539 (82.0) | .20 |
| Blacks | 811 (8.3) | 386 (7.7) | 210 (7.0) | 176 (8.8) | 425 (8.9) | 283 (8.6) | 141 (9.3) | ||
| Current smoker | 611 (11.9) | 374 (13.9) | 183 (11.4) | 191 (18.0) | 1,543 (10.3) | 183 (9.3) | 91 (12.5) | ||
| Never smoker | 2,327 (46.7) | 784 (30.6) | 476 (33.2) | 308 (26.5) | .002 | 746 (59.1) | 476 (61.3) | 488 (54.8) | .008 |
| Former smoker | 2,035 (41.4) | 1,289 (55.4) | 741 (55.4) | 547 (55.4) | 237 (30.6) | 146 (29.5) | 273 (32.6) | ||
| Activity: sits | 1,569 (29.3) | 763 (28.6) | 313 (20.1) | 450 (42.3) | 806 (29.8) | 399 (22.6) | 407 (45.2) | ||
| Activity: walks | 2,756 (55.6) | 1,316 (53.4) | 824 (58.2) | 491 (45.8) | <.001 | 1,440 (57.4) | 1,059 (62.3) | 379 (46.7) | <.001 |
| Activity: light | 541 (13.1) | 288 (14.6) | 205 (18.1) | 83(9.2) | 253 (11.9) | 195 (13.9) | 58 (7.7) | ||
| Activity: heavy | 106 (2.0) | 80 (3.3) | 59 (3.7) | 21 (2.8) | 26 (0.1) | 21 (1.2) | 5 (0.3) | ||
| PIR | 2.93 ± 0.05 | 2.99 ± 0.07 | 3.28 ± 0.07 | 2.54 ± 0.08 | <.001 | 2.53 ± 0.07 | 2.69 ± 0.07 | 2.20 ± 0.08 | <.001 |
| >College education | 1,676 (40.6) | 884 (46.1) | 554 (38.2) | 330 (51.2) | <.001 | 792 (36.4) | 556 (31.3) | 235 (38.8) | .01 |
Note: Data are mean ± SEs or counts (%). Data are weighted according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey protocol. PIR = poverty income ratio.