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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the participants (N = 1467)

From: Mortality risk factors in community-dwelling, subjectively healthy, Swiss older adults: update after 8-years follow-up

 

Overall population

Males

(N = 680)

Females

(N = 787)

Age (years, mean ± SD)

72.1 (± 7.8)

71.7 (± 7.6)

72.4 (± 8.0)

BMI (kg/m2, mean ± SD)

25.5 (± 3.8)

26.1 (± 3.5)

24.9 (± 4.0)

CRP (mg/l, mean ± SD)

2.7 (± 6.0)

2.8 (± 5.7)

2.6 (± 6.3)

Crea (mg/dl, mean ± SD)

77.0 (± 19.5)

87.0 (± 18.8)

68.3(± 15.6)

CysC (mg/l, mean ± SD)

0.8 (± 0.2)

0.9 (± 0.2)

0.8 (± 0.2)

Albumin (g/l, mean ± SD)

43.2 (± 2.6)

43.2 (± 2.7)

43.2 (± 2.5)

HOMA-IR (mean ± SD)

2.5 (± 6.5)

3.1 (± 9.5)

2.1 (± 1.6)

Hb1Ac (%, mean ± SD)

5.9 (± 0.6)

5.9 (± 0.7)

5.9 (± 0.5)

25-OH vitamin D (mmol/l)

23.9 (± 11.0)

23.2 (± 10.4)

24.6(± 11.3)

Diabetes, n (%)

   

Yes

70 (4.8%)

52 (7.7%)

18 (2.2%)

No

1397 (95.2%)

628 (92.3%)

769 (97.8%)

Hypertension, n (%)

   

Yes

562 (38.3%)

285 (41.9%)

277 (35.2%)

No

905 (61.7%)

395 (58.1%)

510 (64.8%)

Renal disease, n (%)

   

Yes

36 (2.5%)

18 (2.6%)

18 (2.3%)

No

1431 (97.5%)

662 (97.4%)

769 (97.7%)

History of neoplasia, n (%)

   

Yes

106 (7.2%)

48 (7.1%)

58 (7.4%)

No

1361 (92.8%)

632 (92.9%)

729 (92.6%)

Pulmonary disease, n (%)

   

Yes

22 (1.5%)

10 (1.5%)

12 (1.5%)

No

1445 (98.5%)

670 (98.5%)

775 (98.5%)

Neurological disorders, n (%)

   

Yes

263 (17.9%)

127 (18.7%)

136 (17.3%)

No

1204 (82.1%)

553 (81.3%)

651 (82.7%)

Smoking (active), n (%)

   

Yes

100 (6.8%)

63 (9.3%)

37 (4.7%)

No

1367 (93.2%)

617 (90.7%)

750 (95.3%)

Rheumatologic disorders, n (%)

   

Yes

154 (10.5%)

56 (8.2%)

98 (12.5%)

No

1313 (89.5%)

624 (91.8)

689 (87.5%)

Bleeding disorders, n (%)

   

Yes

14 (0.9%)

8 (1.2%)

6 (0.8%)

No

1453 (99.1%)

672 (98.8%)

781 (99.2%)

Osteoporosis, n (%)

   

Yes

53 (3.6%)

3 (0.4%)

50 (6.3%)

No

1414 (96.4%)

677 (99.6%)

737 (93.7%)

Depression syndrome, n (%)

   

Yes

30 (2.0%)

4 (0.6%)

26 (3.3%)

No

1437 (98.0%)

676 (99.4%)

761 (96.7%)

Medications, n (%)

   

≤ 2

1170 (79.7%)

512 (75.3%)

658 (83.6%)

3–5

293 (20.0%)

165 (24.3%)

128 (16.3%)

≥ 6

4 (0.3%)

3 (0.4%)

1 (0.1%)

  1. BMI: body mass index, CRP: C reactive protein, Crea: serum creatinine, CysC: serum cystatin C, HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance, Hb1Ac: glycated haemoglobin, COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, SD: standard deviation