Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the Reykjavik-AGES sample at late-life (age ~ 75y) with historical anthropometric data
| Total population (N = 889) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) mean (SD) | 74.9 | (4.5) |
| Female n, % | 482 | 54.2 |
| Education n, % | ||
| Primary/secondary | 613 | 68.9 |
| College | 155 | 17.5 |
| University | 121 | 13.6 |
| Smoking status n, % | ||
| Former | 424 | 47.7 |
| Current | 124 | 13.9 |
| Never | 341 | 38.4 |
| Alcohol intake (g/week), median [IQR] | 3.2 | [0–16] |
| Physical activity n, % | ||
| Never/rarely | 523 | 58.9 |
| Occasionally/moderate | 218 | 24.5 |
| High | 148 | 16.6 |
| BMI late life (age ~ 75) (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 27.5 | (4.6) |
| BMI categories late-life n, %1 | ||
| Normal | 278 | 31.6 |
| Overweight | 363 | 41.3 |
| Obese | 238 | 27.1 |
| GDS score (age ~ 75), median [IQR] | 2.1 | [1–3] |
| GDS score ≥ 5 n, % | 33 | 11.2 |
| Lifetime MDD n, % | 4.4 | |
| BMI age 8 (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 15.9 | (1.2) |
| BMI categories age 81 n, % | ||
| Normal/Underweight | 641 | 96.5 |
| Overweight/obese | 23 | 3.5 |
| BMI age 13 (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 18.3 | (2.1) |
| BMI categories age 131 n, % | ||
| Normal/Underweight | 685 | 95.3 |
| Overweight/obese | 26 | 3.7 |
BMI Body Mass Index, GDS Geriatric depression scale, MDD Major depressive disorder, SD standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range.
1Based on cut-offs from Cole et al., (2000)