Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Overall cohort | Without anorexia of ageing group | With anorexia of ageing group | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 9496 | N = 8569 (90.2%) | N = 927 (9.8%) | ||
| Age, years ± SD | 74.1±5.4 | 73.9±5.3 | 75.3±5.8 | <0.001 |
| Male, number (%) | 4465 (47.0) | 4070 (47.5) | 395 (42.6) | 0.005 |
| Education, years ± SD | 11.9±2.5 | 12.0±2.5 | 11.2±2.5 | <0.001 |
| Medication, number ± SD | 3.0±2.8 | 3.0±2.7 | 3.8±3.2 | <0.001 |
| Chronic disease, number (%) | ||||
| Hypertension | 4245 (44.7) | 3792 (44.3) | 453 (48.9) | 0.007 |
| Diabetes | 1244 (13.1) | 1118 (13.0) | 126 (13.6) | 0.64 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 3620 (38.1) | 3274 (38.2) | 346 (37.3) | 0.599 |
| Drinking habit, number (%) | ||||
| Never drinkers | 4995 (52.6) | 4482 (52.3) | 513 (55.3) | 0.213 |
| Stopped drinking | 2328 (24.5) | 2114 (24.7) | 214 (23.1) | |
| Current drinkers | 2173 (22.9) | 1973 (23) | 200 (21.6) | |
| Smoking habit, number (%) | ||||
| Never smokers | 5824 (61.3) | 5252 (61.3) | 572 (61.7) | < 0.001 |
| Stopped smoking | 2959 (31.2) | 2709 (31.6) | 250 (27) | |
| Current smokers | 713 (7.5) | 608 (7.1) | 105 (11.3) | |
| Physical inactivity | 2028 (21.4) | 1771 (20.7) | 257 (27.7) | < 0.001 |
| MMSE, score ± SD | 26.6 ± 2.5 | 26.7 ± 2.5 | 25.8 ± 2.7 | <0.001 |
| GDS, score ± SD | 2.6 ± 2.6 | 2.5 ± 2.5 | 4.1 ± 3.3 | <0.001 |
| Blood nutritional data, g/dL ± SD | ||||
| Total protein | 7.31 ± 0.42 | 7.31 ± 0.42 | 7.3 ± 0.44 | 0.438 |
| Albumin | 4.37 ± 0.29 | 4.37 ± 0.28 | 4.32 ± 0.32 | <0.001 |
| SNAQ, score ± SD | 15.3 ± 1.4 | 15.6 ± 1.2 | 12.5 ± 0.8 | <0.001 |
| Sarcopenia, number (%) | 379 (4.0) | 318 (3.7) | 61 (6.6) | <0.001 |
GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; MMSE, Mini‐Mental State Examination; SD, standard deviation.