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Table 1 Clinical variables of centenarians in the series according to sex

From: Electrocardiographic abnormalities in centenarians: impact on survival

 

Total

  

Male

  

Female

  

P

 

No.

Mean

SD

No.

Mean

SD

No.

Mean

SD

 

BMI

71

24.1

4.3

23

24.8

3.8

48

23.8

4.5

.388

BPs

77

131.7

21.2

24

139.3

26.0

53

128.3

17.9

.223

BPd

77

73.0

12.7

24

74.4

14.5

53

72.4

11.9

.411

HR

80

77.0

14.5

26

74.1

11.8

54

78.3

15.5

.224

 

No.

%

 

No.

%

 

No.

%

  

Smoker

17

21.3%

 

17

65.4%

 

0

0%

 

.000

Diabetes mellitus

9

11.3%

 

3

11.5%

 

6

11.1%

 

.999

Hypertension

21

26.3%

 

3

11.5%

 

18

33.3%

 

.056

Dyslipaemia

3

3.8%

 

2

7.7%

 

1

1.9%

 

.245

CVD

24

30.0%

 

5

19.2%

 

19

35.2%

 

.145

Dementia

26

32.5%

 

5

19.2%

 

21

38.9%

 

.079

Prior hospital admission

65

81.3%

 

23

88.5%

 

42

77.8%

 

.363

Drugs*

65

81.3%

 

19

73.1%

 

46

85.2%

 

.194

 

No.

%

 

No.

%

 

No.

%

OR (CI)

 

Charlson index score ≥ 2

26

32.5%

 

9

34.6%

 

17

31.5%

0.9 (0.3-2.3)

.779

Barthek index score ≤ 60

37

46.3%

 

8

30.8%

 

29

53.7%

0.4 (0.1-1.03)

.054

Cognition miniexam score < 20

57

71.3%

 

12

46.2%

 

45

83.3%

0.2 (2.0-16.7)

.001

Anaemia

31

40.3%

 

13

50%

 

18

35.3%

0.5 (0.2-1.4)

.230

Hyperglycaemia

10

13%

 

2

7.7

 

8

15.7

2.2 (0.4-11.4)

.480

Renal failure

52

67.5%

 

14

53.8%

 

38

74.5%

2.5 (0.9-6.8)

.067

Dyslipidaemia

8

10.7%

 

4

16.0%

 

4

8.0%

0.5 (0.1-2.0)

.429

Hypoalbuminaemia

17

22.1%

 

7

26.9%

 

10

19.6%

0.7 (0.2-2.0)

.464

  1. *mean 3.2 (SD 2.1) drugs per patient (rank 0–11).
  2. Abbreviations: BPd: diastolic blood pressure; BPs: systolic blood pressure. BMI: body mass index; CI: 95% confidence interval; CVD: cardiovascular disease; HR: heart rate; OR: Odds ratio; SD: standard deviation.
  3. Anaemia: haemoglobin < 12 g/dL in women, <13 g/dL in men. Hyperglycaemia: fasting glycaemia > 126 mg/dL. Renal failure: glomerular filtration rate (MDDR-4) < 60. Dyslipidaemia: total cholesterol > 220 mg/dL. Hypoalbuminaemia: albumin < 3.5 g/dL.