Table 1.
Descriptive statistics.
| NHIS | NHANES | HRS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Sample Size | 529,362 | 45,033 | 31,115 |
| Mean Survival Time (years) | 9.6 (2.0, 18.0) | 8.1 (1.6, 15.8) | 10.6 (0.5, 21.8) |
| Mortality Status (%) | |||
| Alive | 87.6 | 87.6 | 61.0 |
| Dead | 12.4 | 12.4 | 39.0 |
| Sex (%) | |||
| Female | 56.0 | 52.7 | 54.9 |
| Male | 44.0 | 48.3 | 46.1 |
| Age (years) | 47.4 | 47.4 | 60.7 |
| Race/Ethnicity (%) | |||
| Hispanic | 17.0 | 26.3 | 10.4 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 63.4 | 45.3 | 68.6 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 14.5 | 21.6 | 18.2 |
| Other | 5.1 | 6.7 | 2.7 |
| Education (%) | |||
| Less than High School | 16.3 | 29.9 | 27.3 |
| High School or More | 83.6 | 70.0 | 72.7 |
| Smoking Status (%) | |||
| Never | 56.8 | 53.8 | 41.4 |
| Former | 22.1 | 24.8 | 37.4 |
| Current | 21.1 | 21.4 | 21.2 |
| BMIa | 27.3 (19.7,38.4) | 28.5 (19.8, 40.9) | 27.4 (20.0, 37.6) |
Note. Values for survival time, BMI, and age are the mean(2.5, 97.5 quantiles). HRS, Health and Retirement Study; NHIS, National Health Interview Survey; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; BMIa, absolute body mass index.