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. 2021 Jul 12;16(7):e0253976. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253976

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of LonGenity and Einstein Aging Study cohorts.

Variables LonGenity Einstein Aging Study
Source population, n 1060 1072
Study sample (≥3 waves), n (%) 681 (64.2) 515 (48.0)
Study years 2008–2020 2004–2015
Age years, mean ± SD 74·6 ± 6·1 79·3 ± 5·1
Women, % 55·0 60·0
Education years, mean ± SD 17·8 ± 2·7 14·4 ± 3·4
Race/ethnicity, %
White 100·0 67·6
Black 0 25·6
Hispanic 0 5·4
Other/unknown 0 1·4
Comorbidities score, mean ± SD 1·2 ± 1·1 1·8 ± 2·0
Walking speed, mean ± SD 111·68 ± 19·02 (n = 554) 98·19 ± 21·14 (n = 507)
Body mass index, mean ± SD 27·4 ± 4·9 (n = 659) 27·5 ± 4·8 (n = 475)
FCSRT, free recall, mean ± SD 33·9 ± 4·9 (n = 678) 31·8 ± 5·6 (n = 511)
Frailty Index score, mean ± SD 0·1 ± 0·1 0·2 ± 0·1

SD: standard deviation, FCSRT: free and cued selective reminding test.