Table 1.
Selected baseline characteristics of participants, by cohort (ELSA and SIGa-Bagé cohort studies).
| Characteristics | ELSA (n = 3315) | SIGa-Bagé (n = 1373) |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age in years (SD) | 70.4 (7.7) | 71.6 (8.4) |
| Female (%) | 54.4 | 62.0 |
| Current smoking (%) | 9.7 | 15.5 |
| Physically inactive (%) | 21.0 | 41.4 |
| Hypertension: | ||
| Diagnosed hypertension (%) | 45.7 | 55.5 |
| Mean SBP (mmHg) | 137.2 (18.8) | — |
| Mean DBP (mmHg) | 74.3 (10.9) | — |
| Survey hypertension/diagnosis (%)b | 64.7 | — |
| Diabetes: | ||
| Diagnosed diabetes (%) | 8.6 | 15.3 |
| HbA1c ≥ 6.5% | 7.5 | — |
| Survey diabetes (%)b | 10.7 | — |
| BMI: | ||
| Mean BMI (kg/m2) (SD) | 27.6 (4.6) | 26.0 (4.4) |
| Non-obese (%)a | 73.0 | 83.0 |
| Obese (%) | 27.1 | 17.0 |
| Number of risk factorsb (%): | ||
| None | 21.9 | 17.5 |
| One | 39.2 | 38.3 |
| Two | 25.7 | 31.2 |
| Three or more | 13.2 | 12.9 |
| Wealth (%): | ||
| Poorest | 31.2 | 34.8 |
| Middle | 21.2 | 39.1 |
| Richest | 47.5 | 26.1 |
BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; SBP: systolic blood pressure; SD: standard deviation
aExcluded 29 underweight (<18.5) in England and 28 in Brazil.
bSmoking, hypertension (ELSA: survey-defined), diabetes (ELSA: survey-defined), obesity, and physical inactivity.