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Table 1 Descriptive summaries of allostatic load scores (means) in different groups

From: Trajectories of allostatic load among older Americans and Britons: longitudinal cohort studies

 

HRS

ELSA

N

All

N = 15,583

Male

N = 6787

Female

N = 8796

N

All

N = 14,765

Male

N = 6721

Female

N = 8044

All

 

0.006

0.027

− 0.009

 

1.926

1.92

1.932

Age group

 50-

3752

− 0.044

0.006

− 0.084

4109

1.554

1.592

1.523

 60-

4532

−0.002

0.025

−0.023

5843

1.834

1.850

1.821

 70-

4735

0.028

0.035

0.023

3648

2.255

2.210

2.291

 80-

2564

0.056

0.047

0.064

1165

2.676

2.553

2.771

Married/cohabit

 Not married

4753

0.047

0.067

0.04

4555

2.116

2.07

2.139

 Married

10,830

−0.011

0.017

−0.041

10,210

1.842

1.876

1.807

Wealth tertiles

 Poorest

4891

0.069

0.098

0.049

4135

2.251

2.198

2.289

 Middle

5303

0.001

0.024

−0.016

5089

1.97

1.968

1.971

 Wealthiest

5389

−0.045

−0.025

− 0.062

5541

1.645

1.696

1.598

Education

  < High school

2569

0.077

0.087

0.069

4561

2.252

2.249

2.254

 High school

5080

0.029

0.059

0.011

5692

1.884

1.922

1.855

 Some college

7934

−0.031

− 0.007

− 0.051

4512

1.651

1.692

1.6

Num. comorbidities

 0

4160

− 0.121

− 0.086

−0.143

6401

1.304

1.306

1.302

 1

5270

−0.000

0.011

−0.009

5667

2.247

2.238

2.254

 2

3671

0.065

0.074

0.057

2016

3.044

2.634

2.585

 3+

2482

0.148

0.136

0.161

681

3.193

3.202

3.187

Current smoker

 No

13,611

0.006

0.024

−0.007

12,979

1.902

1.889

1.912

 Yes

1972

0.009

0.049

−0.022

1786

2.107

2.147

2.074

Drinking

 Less

14,001

0.008

0.031

−0.008

9098

2.057

2.054

2.059

 Daily

1582

−0.007

0.001

−0.021

5667

1.716

1.763

1.66

Vigorous physical activity

 No

9994

0.042

0.07

0.024

12,026

2.027

2.037

2.02

 Yes

5589

−0.057

− 0.03

− 0.086

2739

1.483

1.51

1.451