Table 2. Distribution of Baseline Characteristics Among Participants Stratified by Sensory Statusa.
| Characteristics | No impairment, % (95% CI) | Impairment only, % (95% CI) | Dual sensory impairment, % (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vision | Hearing | |||
| Age group, y | ||||
| 65-69 | 32.23 (31.08-33.39) | 26.26 (21.96-30.57) | 14.90 (12.52-17.29) | 12.30 (7.15-17.44) |
| 70-74 | 27.48 (26.45-28.52) | 17.01 (12.45-21.58) | 20.16 (17.65-22.66) | 11.27 (6.13-16.40) |
| 75-79 | 18.98 (17.91-20.04) | 15.71 (12.06-19.36) | 20.39 (17.84-22.95) | 18.65 (13.88-23.42) |
| 80-84 | 12.91 (12.07-13.75) | 18.57 (15.04-22.10) | 20.51 (18.46-22.57) | 13.61 (9.38-17.85) |
| 85-89 | 6.28 (5.62-6.94) | 14.27 (10.85-17.70) | 15.79 (13.96-17.63) | 24.12 (20.56-27.68) |
| ≥90 | 2.12 (1.79-2.46) | 8.17 (6.24-10.10) | 8.24 (6.97-9.51) | 20.06 (16.02-24.1) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 58.3 (56.54-60.06) | 69.81 (64.75-74.86) | 45.87 (43.46-48.27) | 59.99 (53.96-66.03) |
| Male | 41.7 (39.94-43.46) | 30.19 (25.14-35.25) | 54.13 (51.73-56.54) | 40.01 (33.97-46.04) |
| Education | ||||
| <High school | 19.05 (17.27-20.83) | 33.30 (28.17-38.43) | 23.11 (20.35-25.87) | 46.15 (38.38-53.92) |
| High school | 27.12 (25.48-28.75) | 26.76 (23.06-30.46) | 28.00 (25.93-30.08) | 27.26 (20.96-33.57) |
| >High school | 52.66 (50.31-55.00) | 39.26 (33.74-44.78) | 47.38 (44.50-50.25) | 24.30 (18.56-30.04) |
| Race | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 80.08 (78.25-81.90) | 72.08 (67.32-76.84) | 86.28 (84.21-88.35) | 70.79 (63.60-77.98) |
| Hispanic | 6.44 (5.35-7.52) | 9.98 (6.13-13.83) | 5.31 (4.07-6.55) | 17.39 (10.45-24.32) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 8.90 (7.90-9.90) | 13.75 (11.51-15.99) | 3.76 (3.10-4.42) | 5.95 (4.07-7.83) |
| Otherb | 4.58 (3.45-5.71) | 4.19 (1.79-6.60) | 4.65 (3.34-5.96) | 5.87 (2.86-8.88) |
| Hypertension | 62.98 (61.40-64.55) | 72.16 (66.91-77.41) | 63.69 (61.22-66.15) | 71.27 (64.32-78.22) |
| Diabetes | 22.43 (21.10-23.76) | 32.82 (28.29-37.36) | 25.14 (22.43-27.85) | 32.93 (27.24-38.62) |
| Stroke | 8.11 (7.35-8.87) | 22.27 (18.52-26.01) | 11.69 (9.86-13.51) | 19.91 (15.22-24.61) |
| Heart attack | 12.11 (11.02-13.20) | 18.25 (14.45-22.05) | 19.54 (14.42-24.67) | 19.54 (14.41-24.67) |
| Heart disease | 15.30 (14.04-16.55) | 26.12 (21.56-30.66) | 21.31 (19.04-23.57) | 25.49 (19.96-31.02) |
| Lung disease | 14.30 (13.37-15.23) | 22.44 (16.90-27.98) | 16.57 (14.52-18.61) | 18.74 (13.38-24.10) |
| Cancer | 24.70 (23.18-26.22) | 23.32 (18.48-26.17) | 30.87 (28.73-33.02) | 24.01 (18.30-29.72) |
| Ever smoked | 52.81 (51.01-54.60) | 51.43 (45.72-57.15) | 53.47 (50.22-56.72) | 43.78 (35.48-52.07) |
| Dementia | 16.57 (15.03-18.11) | 39.58 (33.78-45.37) | 25.76 (22.69-28.83) | 55.99 (48.65-63.32) |
a
Sensory impairment categories are mutually exclusive. Summation within each category may be slightly lower than 100% because a very small proportion of data are missing.
b
Other includes all respondents who did not report as non-Hispanic White, Hispanic, or non-Hispanic Black in the National Health and Aging Trends Study data set.