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. 2019 May 13;75(1):147–154. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glz122

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics for the Self-report Physical Function and Performance Test-Based Cohorts

Self-report Performance Cohort (n = 21,241) Physical Performance Test-Based Cohort (n = 30,097)
Mean* or N SE or % Mean or N SE or %
Mean age (y), range 45–85 60.57 0.08 62.96 0.06
Men 10,406 48.5 14,777 49.1
Women 10,835 51.5 15,320 50.9
Weight (kg) 78.59 0.14 79.81 0.10
Height (cm) 169.38 0.08 168.34 0.10
Body mass index (kg/m2) 27.49 0.04 28.08 0.03
 Underweight 186 0.9 218 0.7
 Normal weight 6,960 32.8 8,905 29.6
 Overweight 8,737 41.1 12,132 40.3
 Obese 5,358 25.2 8,843 29.4
Chronic conditions (number of people with condition in disease domain)
 Osteoarthritis 5,681 26.8 7,981 26.5
 Osteoporosis 2,020 9.5 2,740 9.1
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 1,439 6.8 1,743 5.8
 Heart disease 2,909 13.7 3,032 13.4
 Hypertension 8,115 38.2 11,184 37.2
 Peripheral vascular disease 1,524 7.2 1,666 5.5
 Stroke 1,016 4.8 1,336 4.4
 Neurological 3,228 15.2 4,359 14.5
 Ophthalmological 5,706 26.9 9,141 30.4
 Kidney disease 595 2.8 873 2.9
 Cancer 2,880 13.6 4,120 13.7
 Diabetes 3,557 16.7 5,335 17.7
 Depression 3,595 16.9 4,780 15.9
Cognition 1,522 6.2 1,414 4.7
Self-rated pain (answered yes to pain) 8,799 41.4 11,195 37.2
Household income
 <$20,000 1,491 7.0 1,726 5.7
 $20,000 or more—but < $50,000 6,358 29.9 6,933 23.0
 $50,000 or more—but <$100,000 7,688 36.2 10,590 35.2
 $100,000 or more—but <$150,000 3,372 15.9 5,833 19.4
 $150,000 or more 2,332 11.0 5,016 16.7
Smoking status
 Daily smoker 1,904 9.0 2,102 7.0
 Occasional smoker 374 1.8 491 1.6
 Former or never smoker 18,963 89.3 27,505 91.4
Physical activity, % not meeting World Health Organization guidelines 17,117 80.6 19,877 66.0
Social support availability score 60.54 0.10 59.08 0.07

Notes: SE = standard error.

*Mean and standard error calculated using analytical weights.

Percentages are calculated using inflation weights.