Table 1.
The Normative Aging Study Population Characteristics
| Active During Study Period |
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|---|---|---|
| Group | Included | Excluded |
| Number of Participants | 570 | 194 |
| Age (yr.), mean (SD) | 72.4 (6.7) | 75.2 (6.8) |
| Body Mass Index (BMI, kg/m2), mean (SD) | 28.1 (3.9) | 28.3 (4.4) |
| Marital Status, N (%) | ||
| Married | 424 (74.4) | 133 (68.6) |
| Single | 14 (2.5) | 8 (4.1) |
| Separated | 5 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| Divorced | 32 (5.6) | 11 (5.7) |
| Widowed | 48 (8.4) | 23 (11.9) |
| Divorced or widowed and remarried | 36 (6.3) | 13 (6.7) |
| Missing | 11 (1.9) | 6 (3.1) |
| Level of Education Completed, N (%) | ||
| None | 26 (4.6) | 14 (7.2) |
| Grade School | 5 (0.9) | 1 (0.5) |
| High School/College | 466 (81.8) | 157 (80.9) |
| Graduate | 35 (6.1) | 10 (5.2) |
| Professional | 38 (6.7) | 12 (6.2) |
| Total Metabolic Equivalent of Task (hours/week), mean (SD) | 15.4 (20.5) | 13.5 (20.1) |
| Cigarette smoking status, N (%) | ||
| Never | 179 (31.5) | 52 (28.4) |
| Current | 20 (3.5) | 15 (8.2) |
| Former | 370 (65.0) | 116 (63.4) |
| More Than 2 Drinks per Day, N (%) | 106 (18.6) | 33 (17.0) |
| Percent predicted FEV (NAS-1993), mean (SD) | 93.4 (18.8) | 88.2 (18.6) |
| With Stroke, N (%) | 43 (7.5) | 12 (6.2) |
| With Hypertension, N (%) | 389 (68.2) | 158 (81.4) |
| With Coronary Heart Diseases, N (%) | 153 (26.8) | 71 (36.6) |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 200.0 (38.6) | 185.0 (37.5) |
| High Density Cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD) | 49.4 (13.1) | 47.1 (11.7) |