Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants by degree of height loss.
From: Association between height loss and cardiovascular disease in the Korean elderly
Height loss (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
< 1 | 1–2 | ≥ 2 | P value | |
Number | 109,546 | 20,280 | 5126 | |
Age at entry, years | 71.7 ± 4.9 | 72.4 ± 5.1 | 74.0 ± 5.8 | < 0.001 |
< 75 | 84,150 (76.8) | 14,618 (72.1) | 3046 (59.4) | < 0.001 |
≥ 75 | 25,396 (23.2) | 5,662 (27.9) | 2080 (40.6) | |
Sex | ||||
Men | 52,768 (48.2) | 8780 (43.3) | 1225 (23.9) | < 0.001 |
Women | 56,778 (51.8) | 11,500 (56.7) | 3901 (76.1) | |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 23.8 ± 3.1 | 23.9 ± 3.3 | 23.7 ± 3.4 | < 0.001 |
Coverage for low income | ||||
No | 109,047 (99.5) | 20,160 (99.4) | 5090 (99.3) | 0.003 |
Yes | 499 (0.5) | 120 (0.6) | 36 (0.7) | |
Hypertension | ||||
No | 51,828 (47.3) | 9,690 (47.8) | 2359 (46.0) | 0.074 |
Yes | 57,718 (52.7) | 10,590 (52.2) | 2767 (54.0) | |
Osteoporosis | ||||
No | 89,945 (82.1) | 16,184 (79.8) | 3758 (73.3) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 19,601 (17.9) | 4,096 (20.2) | 1368 (26.7) | |
Smoking status | ||||
Never | 84,670 (77.3) | 16,114 (79.5) | 4443 (86.7) | < 0.001 |
Ex- | 11,024 (10.1) | 1,738 (8.6) | 244 (4.8) | |
Current | 13,852 (12.6) | 2,428 (11.9) | 439 (8.5) | |
CCI score | 2.86 ± 2.07 | 2.90 ± 2.08 | 2.91 ± 2.10 | 0.009 |
< 3 | 53,554 (48.9) | 9,727 (48.0) | 2439 (47.6) | 0.014 |
≥ 3 | 55,992 (51.1) | 10,553 (52.0) | 2687 (52.4) | |
