Table 2 Characteristics of the study population according to status of survival.
Status of survival | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Alive (n = 342) | Death (n = 394) | ||
Age (years) | 93.3 ± 3.4 | 93.9 ± 3.4 | 0.026* |
Female (%) | 69.0 | 66.2 | 0.425 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 19.4 ± 3.3 | 19.2 ± 3.6 | 0.374 |
Weight (kg) | 41.3 ± 8.1 | 41.2 ± 8.8 | 0.890 |
Height (cm) | 146.5 ± 10.0 | 146.5 ± 10.0 | 0.940 |
WC (cm) | 76.8 ± 9.5 | 77.3 ± 9.3 | 0.504 |
SBP (mmHg) | 140.1 ± 22.3 | 140.2 ± 23.6 | 0.935 |
DBP (mmHg) | 72.2 ± 11.4 | 73.4 ± 12.7 | 0.155 |
Education level (%) | |||
Illiteracy | 72.4 | 72.3 | |
Primary school | 25.2 | 25.2 | |
Secondary school or advanced | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.985 |
Smoking (%) | 45.6 | 41.6 | 0.272 |
Alcohol drinking (%) | 27.3 | 24.6 | 0.402 |
Having exercise habit (%) | 45.9 | 32.2 | <0.001** |
Frailty (%) | 29.2 | 36.8 | 0.030* |
TG (mmol/l) | 1.2 ± 0.7 | 1.2 ± 0.7 | 0.765 |
TC (mmol/l) | 4.2 ± 0.8 | 4.1 ± 0.8 | 0.351 |
HDL-C (mmol/l) | 1.6 ± 0.6 | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 0.616 |
LDL-C (mmol/l) | 2.3 ± 0.6 | 2.3 ± 0.6 | 0.981 |
SUA (μmol/l) | 318.3 ± 86.8 | 321.5 ± 88.4 | 0.617 |
Hypertension | 8.8 | 11.2 | 0.281 |
Cardiovascular disease | 5.0 | 4.6 | 0.798 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.288 |
Diabetes | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.130 |
Respiratory disease | 12.3 | 17.8 | 0.039* |
Digestive disease | 16.1 | 18.3 | 0.432 |
Chronic renal disease | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.514 |
Osteoarthritis | 26.6 | 31.7 | 0.128 |
