Table 3.
Characteristics of Sample by Number of Chronic Conditions (n = 33,386)
| Number of Chronic Conditions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 2 | 3 | 4 or More | Undetermined | |
| N (%) | 11,029 (33.0) | 7,424 (22.2) | 4,570 (13.7) | 3,663 (11.0) | 6,700 (20.1) |
| Current age, n (%) | |||||
| 80–84 years | 7,187 (65.2) | 4,334 (58.4) | 2,601 (56.9) | 1,863 (50.7) | 3,930 (58.7) |
| 85–89 years | 3,152 (28.6) | 2,462 (33.2) | 1,519 (33.2) | 1,325 (36.2) | 2,176 (32.5) |
| 90 years or more | 690 (6.3) | 628 (8.5) | 450 (9.9) | 475 (13.0) | 594 (8.9) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |||||
| White | 9,992 (91.7) | 6,714 (91.3) | 4,136 (91.9) | 3,346 (92.7) | 6,109 (92.2) |
| Black/African-American | 481 (4.4) | 341 (4.6) | 198 (4.4) | 151 (4.2) | 313 (4.7) |
| Hispanic/Latina | 150 (1.4) | 124 (1.7) | 85 (1.9) | 62 (1.7) | 113 (1.7) |
| Asian/Pacific-Islander | 250 (2.3) | 161 (2.2) | 61 (1.4) | 36 (1.0) | 81 (1.2) |
| American Indian/Alaskan native | 20 (0.2) | 11 (0.2) | 21 (0.5) | 13 (0.4) | 12 (0.2) |
| Some college or higher, n (%) | 7,843 (71.5) | 5,039 (68.2) | 3,028 (66.7) | 2,367 (65.0) | 4,737 (71.0) |
| Smoking status, n (%) | |||||
| Never | 6,267 (57.1) | 4,100 (55.5) | 2,438 (53.7) | 1,852 (50.9) | 3,557 (53.7) |
| Past | 4,583 (41.8) | 3,220 (43.6) | 2,053 (45.2) | 1,719 (47.3) | 2,981 (45.0) |
| Current | 124 (1.1) | 72 (1.0) | 52 (1.1) | 66 (1.8) | 91 (1.4) |
| Total MET-h/wk, mean (SD) | 14.7 (14.1) | 13.5 (13.6) | 13.1 (13.4) | 12.3 (13.3) | 14.2 (13.9) |
| Body mass index categories, n (%) | |||||
| Underweight | 222 (2.0) | 155 (2.1) | 82 (1.8) | 60 (1.6) | 142 (2.1) |
| Normal | 4,977 (45.1) | 2,934 (39.5) | 1,739 (38.1) | 1,225 (33.4) | 2,681 (40.0) |
| Overweight | 3,836 (34.8) | 2,701 (36.4) | 1,626 (35.6) | 1,295 (35.4) | 2,445 (36.5) |
| Obese | 1,994 (18.1) | 1,634 (22.0) | 1,123 (24.6) | 1,083 (29.6) | 1,432 (21.4) |
| High blood pressure and/or cholesterol, n (%) | 7,899 (71.6) | 5,718 (77.0) | 3,695 (80.9) | 3,176 (86.7) | 5,163 (77.1) |
Note: MET = metabolic equivalent.