Table 1:
Demographic, lifestyle, and health characteristics of study sample, US adults ≥60 years old, NHANES 2011-2014
| Women (n=1,271) a | Men (n=1,235) a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted Means | SE | Weighted Means | SE | |
| Age (years): | ||||
| 60-64 | 31.9% | 2.1% | 33.2% | 2.3% |
| 65-69 | 23.3% | 1.4% | 25.7% | 1.8% |
| 70-74 | 19.5% | 1.2% | 17.5% | 1.4% |
| 75-79 | 10.3% | 0.7% | 11.3% | 1.0% |
| ≥80 | 15.2% | 1.1% | 12.2% | 1.1% |
| Race/Ethnicity: | ||||
| NH white | 79.5% | 2.0% | 79.6% | 2.0% |
| NH Black | 8.6% | 1.4% | 7.4% | 1.1% |
| Hispanic | 7.0% | 1.3% | 7.5% | 1.1% |
| Other Ethnicity | 4.9% | 0.7% | 5.5% | 0.7% |
| Education level: | ||||
| <High school education | 15.3% | 1.6% | 16.0% | 1.8% |
| High school graduate | 24.0% | 1.8% | 19.9% | 1.9% |
| Some college | 35.4% | 2.0% | 27.7% | 2.0% |
| College graduate+ | 25.4% | 2.1% | 36.4% | 2.6% |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.2 | 0.2 | 28.9 | 0.3 |
| Moderate and vigorous activity (minutes/week) | 337 | 21 | 489 | 38 |
| Physical activity>150 minutes/week | 47.5% | 1.8% | 58.7% | 2.0% |
| Hours of sleep: | ||||
| Sleep ≤6 hours | 28.6% | 1.4% | 26.8% | 1.9% |
| Sleep 7-8 hours | 61.4% | 1.5% | 63.1% | 2.2% |
| Sleep ≤9 hours | 10.0% | 0.8% | 10.1% | 1.3% |
| Session Time: | ||||
| Morning | 50.4% | 1.8% | 50.3% | 2.1% |
| Midday | 41.1% | 1.7% | 38.5% | 1.8% |
| Afternoon | 8.6% | 1.2% | 11.2% | 1.4% |
| Kilocalories b | 1636 | 26 | 2167 | 28 |
| Caffeine (mg) b | 154 | 6 | 213 | 13 |
| Caffeine: 0 mg | 8.6% | 0.7% | 8.0% | 1.1% |
| Caffeine: >0 to 200 mg | 61.4% | 1.8% | 49.2% | 2.0% |
| Caffeine: >200 to 400 mg | 22.4% | 1.8% | 28.4% | 1.4% |
| Caffeine: >400 mg | 7.6% | 1.0% | 14.3% | 1.6% |
| Alcohol (g) b | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Alcohol: 0 g | 79.8% | 1.7% | 69.2% | 1.7% |
| Alcohol: >0-30 g | 14.7% | 1.4% | 15.8% | 1.4% |
| Alcohol: >30 g | 5.5% | 1.0% | 15.0% | 1.4% |
| Total water intake moisture (gm) b | 2596 | 55 | 2850 | 63 |
| Meeting EFSA AI c | 66.2% | 2.2% | 54.3% | 2.2% |
| Meeting alternative AI d | 75.5% | 1.8% | 68.0% | 2.1% |
| Calculated Sosm (mmol/L) e | 293.5 | 0.2 | 294.2 | 0.4 |
| Sosm: <285 mmol/L | 6.9% | 1.0% | 5.1% | 1.1% |
| Sosm: 285-289 mmol/L | 16.4% | 1.7% | 14.2% | 1.3% |
| Sosm: 290-294 mmol/L | 36.9% | 1.9% | 34.7% | 1.9% |
| Sosm: 295-300 mmol/L | 29.6% | 1.9% | 33.3% | 1.9% |
| Sosm: >300 mmol/L | 10.2% | 1.0% | 12.6% | 1.5% |
| Blood Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.9 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| Diabetes (Diagnosed or HbA1c ≥6.5%) | 18.7% | 1.3% | 22.3% | 1.6% |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) f | 73.7 | 0.6 | 73.4 | 0.7 |
| eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 | 22.7% | 1.5% | 20.6% | 1.7% |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 139.5 | 0.1 | 139.5 | 0.2 |
| Low sodium (<135 mmol/L) | 3.5% | 0.5% | 3.1% | 0.8% |
| Normal Sodium (135-145 mmol/L) | 95.9% | 0.6% | 96.6% | 0.7% |
| High sodium (>145 mmol/L) | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Hours fasting at time of blood draw | 7.3 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
a
Unweighted sample size
b
Estimated from one 24 hour-recall on foods and beverages consumed from midnight to midnight the day prior to the exam.
c
EFSA AIs defined as ≥2 L/day for women and ≥2.5 L/day for men
d
Alternative AI defined as 1 mL/kcal and minimum 1500 mL total water intake
e
Estimated as 1.86×(Na++ K+)+1.15×glucose+BUN+14 (all analytes in mmol/L).
f
Estimated using the CKD+EPI equations specific for race, sex, and serum creatinine