Table 1.
Characteristics of Super-Seniors at two interviews approximately 10 years apart
| Super-Seniors Study | Re-contacts | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Interview | Second Interview | 1st and 2nd interviews | ||
| Year | 2004–2007 | 2004–2007 | 2016–2017 | |
| N | 480 | 13 | ||
| Male | 155 | 3 | ||
| Female | 325 | 10 | ||
| Age mean (SD) years | 88.5 (2.9) | 89.3 (2.7) | 100.1 (3.3) | |
| Age range | 85–105 | 85–94 | 96–106 | |
| Years between interviews (SD) | – | 10.9 (0.9) | ||
| BMI mean (SD) kg/m2 | 24.5 (3.9) | 25.8 (4.0) | 23.4 (3.9)a | 0.071 |
| BP mean systolic (SD) mmHg | 152 (21)a | 142 (16)a | 120 (35) | 0.077 |
| BP mean diastolic (SD) mmHg | 78 (11)a | 72 (9)a | 72 (10) | 0.980 |
| Heart rate (SD) beats per min | 70 (11)a | 67 (9)a | 74 (11) | 0.120 |
| MMSE mean (SD) | 28.3 (1.7) | 28.7 (1.4) | 23.8 (4.2) | < 0.001 |
| IADL mean (SD) | 21.4 (3.5) | 22.3 (1.5) | 15.6 (6.1) | 0.002 |
| GDS mean (SD) | 1.5 (1.8) | 0.5 (1.0) | 2.2 (2.5) | 0.011 |
| TUG mean (SD) seconds | 12.3 (4.3) | 9.8 (2.1) | 32.0 (28.0) | 0.007 |
aBlood pressure and heart rate were not available for all initial interviews. Super-Seniors Study blood pressure n = 298, heart rate n = 290. Re-contacts first interview blood pressure n = 12, heart rate n = 12. Re-contacts second interview BMI n = 12