Table 1 Distribution of baseline characteristics of centenarians in different nutritional status
Characteristics | Total (n = 1002) | Nutritional status | p-Value a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal (n = 123) | At-risk (n = 671) | Malnutrition (n = 208) | |||
Age, M (IQR), years | 102.0(3.0) | 102.0(3.0) | 102.0(3.0) | 102.0(3.0) | 0.533 |
Woman, % | 822(82.0) | 93(75.6) | 545(81.2) | 184(88.5) | 0.008 |
Primary school and below, % | 982(98.2) | 7(5.7) | 11(1.6) | 2(1.0) | 0.006 |
Living with families, % | 863(86.1) | 104(84.6) | 565(84.2) | 194(93.3) | 0.004 |
Physical activity, % | 129(12.9) | 23(18.7) | 93(13.9) | 13(6.3) | 0.002 |
BMI, M (IQR) | 17.9(16.0-19.9) | 21.8(20.3–23.8) | 17.8(15.9–19.5) | 17.1(16.0-18.4) | < 0.001 |
Hb, M (IQR), g/L | 114.0(20.0) | 119.0(18.0) | 114.0(19.0) | 112.0(21.8) | < 0.001 |
ALB, M (IQR), g/L | 4.6(1.2) | 4.8(1.2) | 4.6(1.1) | 4.5(1.3) | < 0.001 |
TC, M (IQR), mmol/L | 38.5(5.1) | 40.2(3.7) | 38.6(4.9) | 37.4(6.2) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes, % | 96(9.6) | 13(10.6) | 63(9.4) | 20(9.6) | 0.920 |
Hypertension, % | 757(75.5) | 99(80.5) | 501(74.7) | 157(75.5) | 0.385 |
Heart disease, % | 41(4.1) | 5(4.1) | 26(3.9) | 10(4.8) | 0.839 |