Table 1 Characteristics of older adults aged 60 years and over in the NHANES 2011-14 (n=3632) and the final population included in this study (n=1848)
Study sample (n=1848) | NHANES population (n=3632) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years, mean (SD) | 69.0 (6.7) | 70 (7.0) | 0.001 |
Females, n (%) | 969 (52.4) | 1872 (51.5) | 0.532 |
Racial Group, n (%) | 0.001 | ||
Mexican American | 162 (8.8) | 336 (9.3) | |
Non-Hispanic White | 943 (51.0) | 1648 (45.4) | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 400 (21.6) | 871 (24.0) | |
Non-Hispanic Asian | 138 (7.5) | 350 (9.6) | |
Othera | 205 (11.1) | 427 (11.8) | |
Educational status, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
<11thgradeb | 426 (23.1) | 1074 (29.6) | |
High School graduate | 457 (24.7) | 836 (23.1) | |
Some college or AA degree | 531 (28.7) | 948 (26.2) | |
College graduate or above | 434 (23.5) | 766 (21.1) | |
Socioeconomic position c | 2.2 (1.3, 4.2) | 2.0 (0.0, 5.0) | <0.001 |
Household size, n (%) | 0.075 | ||
Lives alone | 461 (24.9) | 921 (25.4) | |
2 people in household | 874 (47.3) | 1610 (44.3) | |
>2 people in household | 513 (27.8) | 1101 (30.3) | |
Smoking status, n (%) | 0.037 | ||
Never smoked | 954 (51.6) | 1815 (50.0) | |
Ex-smoker | 701 (37.9) | 1347 (37.1) | |
Current smoker | 193 (10.4) | 465 (12.8) | |
Meeting PA guidelines, n (%) | 668 (36.1) | 1198 (33.0) | 0.020 |
History of T2DM, n (%) | 521 (28.2) | 1023 (28.3) | 0.954 |
History of CVD , n (%) | 406 (22.0) | 857 (23.7) | 0.142 |