Table 1 Weighted Percentages or Means (Standard Error) of Mortality and Functional Disability Status among US Adults with Diabetes Mellitus aged ≥ 70, Longitudinal Study of Aging II, 1997/1998–1999/2000.

Sex, %

0.06

   Male

232

15.16 (2.30)

51.20 (3.15)

33.65 (3.17)

   Female

327

11.24 (1.84)

60.60 (2.48)

28.15 (2.18)

Mean age at study entry, yrs

559

77.92 (0.51)^a

78.18 (0.28)^b

76.69 (0.27)^a,b

<0.01

Race or Ethnicity, %

0.40

   White

477

12.79 (1.45)

55.90 (2.16)

31.31 (2.07)

   Other

82

13.67 (5.03)

62.60 (6.89)

23.73 (5.02)

Marital status, %

0.18

   Married

238

13.64 (2.26)

52.04 (3.49)

34.32 (3.15)

   Unmarried

321

12.30 (1.92)

60.24 (2.54)

27.46 (2.41)

Mean cognitive functioning

559

13.00 (0.30)^c

13.41 (0.12)^d

14.42 (0.18)^c,d

<0.01

Mean educational attainment, yrs

559

10.75 (0.37)^e

10.09 (0.20) ^f

12.19 (0.22) ^e,f

<0.01

Mean duration of diabetes, yrs

559

13.48 (0.97)

14.50 (0.62)

13.77 (0.85)

0.62

# Chronic conditions, %

<0.01

   0–2

252

9.00 (1.92)

48.94 (3.47)

42.06 (3.52)

   >2

307

16.08 (2.18)

62.99 (2.58)

20.94 (2.26)

CVD, %

<0.01

   Yes

399

14.22 (1.74)

61.22 (2.43)

24.57 (2.10)

   No

160

9.57 (1.74)

45.25 (4.13)

45.17 (4.21)

Prior Disability Status, %

<0.01

   Disabled

293

14.98 (2.20)

72.56 (2.62)

12.45 (1.88)

   Non-Disabled

266

10.68 (1.93)

39.86 (3.19)

49.47 (3.21)

Self-rated health, %

<0.01

   Excellent/very good

160

7.06 (2.06)

42.57 (3.69)

50.37 (3.87)

   Good/fair/poor

399

15.17 (1.84)

62.17 (2.32)

22.67 (2.09)

TOTAL

559

12.89 (1.40)

56.65 (1.98)

30.46 (1.84)