Table 2 Prevalence (%) of selected biomedical characteristics in persons aged 60+y by level of cognitive function: NHANES III.
From: Cognitive function, social integration and mortality in a U.S. national cohort study of older adults
SICF score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 0–11 | 12–13 | 14–16 | 17 | P* | |
N | 5908 | 1867 | 1985 | 1177 | 988 | |
Total | 100 | 20 | 36 | 20 | 23 | |
Fair-poor health | 100 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 0.00 |
Good health | 100 | 16 | 38 | 21 | 25 | |
> = 1 chronic illness | 100 | 21 | 35 | 21 | 23 | 0.21 |
No chronic illness | 100 | 19 | 37 | 20 | 24 | |
Mobility limitation | 100 | 30 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 0.00 |
No mobility limitation | 100 | 16 | 35 | 22 | 27 | |
Current smoking | 100 | 22 | 36 | 17 | 24 | 0.02 |
No smoking | 100 | 17 | 38 | 21 | 25 | |
Alcohol in past month | 100 | 13 | 40 | 17 | 30 | 0.00 |
No alcohol | 100 | 24 | 34 | 22 | 20 | |
Low physical activity | 100 | 26 | 34 | 20 | 21 | 0.00 |
Mod/hi activity | 100 | 21 | 35 | 20 | 24 | |
No regular physician | 100 | 23 | 39 | 19 | 19 | 0.08 |
Regular physician | 100 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 24 | |
No religious attendance | 100 | 22 | 37 | 20 | 21 | 0.22 |
Wkly relig attendance | 100 | 19 | 36 | 20 | 24 | |
Low social support | 100 | 27 | 36 | 20 | 17 | 0.01 |
High social support | 100 | 19 | 36 | 21 | 24 | |
Systolic BP > = 140 mmHg | 100 | 19 | 38 | 19 | 24 | 0.01 |
Systolic BP < 140 mmHg | 100 | 20 | 36 | 20 | 24 | |
BMI > = 25 kg/m2 | 100 | 18 | 35 | 22 | 25 | 0.03 |
BMI < 25 kg/m2 | 100 | 23 | 37 | 18 | 22 | |
Death during follow-up | 100 | 32 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 0.00 |
Alive during follow-up | 100 | 14 | 36 | 22 | 27 | |