Table 1.
Baseline sample characteristics, 2012 Medicare Health Outcome Survey (HOS).
| Total (n = 164,597) |
Men (n = 69,482) |
Women (n = 95,115) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Percent | N | Percent | N | Percent | |
| Age, Mean (SD) | 75.1 (7.4) | 74.6 (7.0) | 75.5 (7.7) | |||
| 65-74 | 87,972 | 53.4% | 38,741 | 55.8% | 49,231 | 51.8% |
| 75-84 | 55,676 | 33.8% | 23,647 | 34.0% | 32,029 | 33.7% |
| 85-94 | 19,313 | 11.7% | 6738 | 9.7% | 12,575 | 13.2% |
| 95+ | 1636 | 1.0% | 356 | 0.5% | 1280 | 1.3% |
| Women | 95,115 | 57.8% | – | – | – | – |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White non-Hispanics | 121,334 | 76.1% | 32,822 | 79.5% | 44,806 | 77.3% |
| Black non-Hispanics | 13,031 | 8.2% | 2423 | 5.9% | 4998 | 8.6% |
| Hispanics | 15,735 | 9.9% | 3641 | 8.8% | 5152 | 8.9% |
| Other | 9404 | 5.9% | 2402 | 5.8% | 3001 | 5.2% |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 87,241 | 54.6% | 48,466 | 71.7% | 38,775 | 42.0% |
| Divorced | 21,241 | 13.3% | 7210 | 10.7% | 14,031 | 15.2% |
| Separated | 2159 | 1.4% | 961 | 1.4% | 1198 | 1.3% |
| Widowed | 42,711 | 26.7% | 8057 | 11.9% | 34,654 | 37.5% |
| Never married | 6545 | 4.1% | 2863 | 4.2% | 3682 | 4.0% |
| Any ADL limitation | 60,523 | 37.6% | 23,511 | 34.6% | 37,012 | 39.8% |
| Died during the follow upa | 26,199 | 15.9% | 12,033 | 17.3% | 14,166 | 14.9% |
a
Died between baseline survey and January 31, 2015.