Table 1.
Time of Follow-Up, Vital Status, and 10-Year Mortality Risk of the Pooled Data and by Cohort
| Pooled Data | ELSA | HRS | MHAS | SABE | SHARE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 35,367 | n = 4,170 | n = 10,044 | n = 5,453 | n = 1,776 | n = 13,924 | |
| Time of follow-up, median (IQR) | 8.6 (5.7–10.0) | 9.8 (5.9–10.2) | 10.0 (7.8–10.0) | 9.2 (7.9–9.3) | 9.5 (4.9–10.6) | 7.1 (4.5–8.6) |
| Vital status at the end of follow-up | ||||||
| Alive | 58.3 | 58.1 | 69.2 | 63.5 | 46.6 | 47.4 |
| Dead | 23.6 | 21.1 | 28.9 | 26.7 | 31.9 | 17.0 |
| Lost to follow-up | 18.1 | 20.8 | 1.9 | 9.8 | 21.5 | 35.6 |
| 10-year mortality risk for 60-year-old participants (%) | ||||||
| Total | 11.8 | 8.7 | 12.5 | 16.8 | 11.7 | 9.5 |
| Men | 14.9 | 11.6 | 16.2 | 18.6 | 19.8 | 12.7 |
| Women | 9.1 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 15.1 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
Note: ELSA = English Longitudinal Study of Aging; HRS = Health and Retirement Study; IQR = Interquartile range; MHAS = Mexican Health and Aging Study; SABE = Survey on Health, Well-being and Aging (Sao Paulo); SHARE = Survey on Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe.