Table 2.
Description of the 81-year-old women in the birth cohorts 1920–22 and 1932–34 from the Good Aging in Skåne general population study.
| 81-year-old women | Cohort born 1920–22, n = 118 | Cohort born 1932–34, n = 136 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of examination | 2001–2004 | 2013–2015 | |
| Age (y), mean (SD) | 81.0 (0.36) | 81.0 (0.48) | 0.839 |
| Height (cm), mean (SD) | 159.5 (5.9) | 160.2 (5.3) | 0.333 |
| Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 66.2 (11.7) | 69.2 (11.9) | 0.050 |
| BMI | |||
| Normal/underweight, n (%) | 53 (44.9) | 42 (30.9) | |
| Overweight, n (%) | 44 (37.3) | 66 (48.5) | 0.066 |
| Obese, n (%) | 21 (17.8) | 28 (20.6) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/cohabiting, n (%) | 39 (33.3) | 55 (40.4) | |
| Single/widowed/divorced | 78 (66.7) | 81 (59.6) | 0.243 |
| Education | |||
| Elementary school, n (%) | 75 (64.7) | 76 (55.9) | |
| Secondary school/university, n (%) | 41 (35.3) | 60 (44.1) | 0.157 |
| Type of residential area | |||
| Rural, n (%) | 8 (6.8) | 19 (14.0) | |
| Urban, n (%) | 109 (93.2) | 117 (86.0) | 0.067 |
| Smoking habits | |||
| Current smoker, n (%) | 12 (10.3) | 8 (5.9) | |
| Former smoker, n (%) | 20 (17.1) | 53 (39.0) | 0.001 |
| Never smoked, n (%) | 85 (72.6) | 75 (55.1) | |
| Alcohol consumption | |||
| Never/at most once per month, n (%) | 91 (77.8) | 85 (63.0) | |
| 2–4 times per month, n (%) | 20 (17.1) | 28 (20.7) | 0.009 |
| 2-3 times per week, n (%) | 6 (5.1) | 22 (16.3) | |
| Physical activity past year | |||
| Mostly sedentary, n (%) | 16 (13.8) | 16 (11.9) | |
| Light activity, n (%) | 70 (60.3) | 83 (61.5) | 0.889 |
| Strenuous activity, n (%) | 30 (25.9) | 36 (26.7) | |
| Pain | |||
| Back/pelvis, n (%) | 40 (37.4) | 38 (28.1) | 0.127 |
| Lower extremities, n (%) | 24 (23.1) | 37 (27.4) | 0.446 |
| Upper extremities, n (%) | 20 (19.0) | 32 (23.7) | 0.385 |
| Comorbidity | |||
| Pulmonary disease: tuberculosis, asthma/COPD, n (%) | 17 (14.5) | 20 (14.8) | 0.949 |
| Heart disease: infarction/angina/heart failure, n (%) | 43 (36.4) | 37 (27.6) | 0.133 |
| Stroke: infarction/hemorrhage, n (%) | 9 (7.6) | 12 (8.9) | 0.717 |
| Fractures: vertebrae/pelvis/lower extremities, n (%) | 13 (11.0) | 17 (12.5) | 0.715 |
| Upper extremities, n (%) | 32 (27.1) | 43 (31.6) | 0.433 |
| Osteoarthritis: back/knee/hip, n (%) | 28 (23.7) | 55 (40.4) | 0.005 |
| Parkinson's disease, n (%) | |||
| Diabetes, n (%) | 8 (6.8) | 9 (6.7) | 0.971 |
| Depressive mood, n (%) | 10 (8.6) | 3 (2.3) | 0.029 |
| MMSE score < 24, n (%) | 20 (17.1) | 13 (9.7) | 0.084 |
| Anemia, n (%) | 6 (5.2) | 13 (9.7) | 0.167 |
| Medication | |||
| Use of sedatives, n (%) | 37 (31.4) | 34 (25.0) | 0.260 |
| Polypharmacy, ≥5 prescribed medications, n (%) | 48 (40.7) | 64 (47.1) | 0.307 |