|  | Included ( n = 11,486) | Excluded (n = 1,398) | p–value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | n | % | n | % | |
Age, years | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | mean±SD | 75.03±4.22 | 76.80±4.82 | <0.001 | ||
 | 70 < 75 | 6,944 | 60 % | 602 | 43 % | <0.001 |
 | 75 < 80 | 2,950 | 26 % | 435 | 31 % | |
 | ≥ 80 | 1,592 | 14 % | 361 | 26 % | |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | Female | 6,126 | 53 % | 880 | 63 % | <0.001 |
 | Male | 5,360 | 47 % | 518 | 37 % | |
Social Isolation | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | No | 11,262 | 98 % | n < 5 in a cell | 0.6 | |
 | Isolated | 224 | 2 % | |||
Social Support | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | High | 11,258 | 98 % | 1,067 | 98 % | 0.6 |
 | Low | 228 | 2 % | 19 | 2 % | |
Loneliness | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | No | 10,927 | 95 % | 1,313 | 94 % | 0.1 |
 | Lonely | 559 | 5 % | 82 | 6 % | |
Composite Social Health a | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | Positive | 10,576 | 92 % | n < 5 in a cell | 0.3 | |
 | Poor | 910 | 8 % | |||
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | White/Caucasian | 11,345 | 99 % | 1,372 | 98 % | 0.09 |
 | Not | 136 | 1 % | 24 | 2 % | |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | ≤12 years | 6,701 | 58 % | 915 | 65 % | <0.001 |
 | >12 years | 4,785 | 42 % | 483 | 35 % | |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 | Major city | 6,112 | 53 % | 719 | 52 % | 0.2 |
 | Inner regional | 4,060 | 35 % | 496 | 36 % | |
 | Outer regional/remote | 1,289 | 11 % | 176 | 13 % | |
Smoking Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | Current | 328 | 3 % | 30 | 2 % | 0.1 |
 | Former | 4,754 | 41 % | 553 | 40 % | |
 | Never | 6,404 | 56 % | 815 | 58 % | |
Number of CVD risk factors b | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | mean±SD | 2.00±1.03 | 2.03±1.00 | 0.3 | ||
 | 0–1 | 3,713 | 32 % | 448 | 32 % | 0.2 |
 | 2 | 3,399 | 30 % | 388 | 28 % | |
 | 3–5 | 4,361 | 38 % | 560 | 40 % |