Table 1 Distributions of key baseline variables by sex and race
From: Weight-modification trials in older adults: what should the outcome measure be?
Black Women | Black Men | White Women | White Men | All | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 449 | 240 | 2329 | 1860 | 4878 | |
Age at baseline | Mean | 73.1 | 73.3 | 72.6 | 73.6 | 73.1 |
Std deviation | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | |
Former smoker | % | 32.7 | 60.8 | 35.5 | 64.7 | 47.6 |
Body mass index | Mean | 30.0 | 27.0 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 26.8 |
Std deviation | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | |
BMI ≥ 30 | % | 43.2 | 17.9 | 19.7 | 15.7 | 20.3 |
10# unintended wt loss | % | 8.0 | 12.1 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
YOL, adjusted for age | Mean | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
Std deviation | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | |
YHL, adjusted for age | Mean | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Std deviation | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
Yrs of Unhealthy Life | Mean | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
(YOL-YHL) | Std deviation | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Yrs lost to death | Mean | .7 | 1.3 | .4 | .9 | .7 |
(7 minus YOL) | Std deviation | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 |