Table 1.
Distribution of elderly primary-care patient characteristics, University of Missouri, 1-Sep-2013 to 1-Sep-2014.
| Continuous Variables | Mean | Standard Deviation |
| Age (years) | 75.9 | 7.5 |
| BMI | 30.6 | 7.0 |
| Categorical Variables | Percent in Study Sample | Percent in US Population (US Census Bureau, 2014) |
| Female | 60% | 51% |
| Male | 40% | 49% |
| Caucasian non-Hispanic | 92% | 73% |
| African American | 6% | 13% |
| Other race/ethnicity | 2% | 14% |
| Decile of Missouri ADI | Number of Patients | Percentage with Missing BMI |
| Decile 1 | 757 | 11% |
| Decile 2 | 599 | 12% |
| Decile 3 | 665 | 14% |
| Decile 4 | 445 | 17% |
| Decile 5 | 532 | 17% |
| Decile 6 | 327 | 17% |
| Decile 7 | 295 | 17% |
| Decile 8 | 219 | 21% |
| Decile 9 | 128 | 20% |
| Decile 10 | 90 | 20% |