Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of the subjects between (N = 1,199).

From: Effects of age and gender on body composition indices as predictors of mortality in middle-aged and old people

 

Survival

Non-survival

Total

1095 (91.33)

104 (8.67)**

Age

58.54 ± 10.78

72.16 ± 9.35**

 Age >  = 65

342(31.2)

86(82.7)**

Women

636(58.1)

40(38.5)**

High SES

365(33.3)

21(20.2)*

History of smoking

177(16.2)

30(28.8)*

History of alcohol consumption

154(14.1)

19(18.3)

History of habitual exercise

233(21.3)

21(20.2)

CCI

0.80 ± 1.30

1.70 ± 1.71**

BMI

24.68 ± 3.55

23.98 ± 3.59

WC

83.78 ± 9.83

86.71 ± 9.55**

PBF

31.52 ± 7.69

31.49 ± 8.83

FMI

7.92 ± 2.81

7.75 ± 3.04

FFMI

16.76 ± 2.11

16.22 ± 1.95*

VFAI

45.40 ± 12.57

53.41 ± 13.12**

SMMI

9.07 ± 1.31

8.78 ± 1.26*

  1. Continuous data was analyzed using an independent t-test and was represented as mean ± SD. Dichotomous data was analyzed with a chi-square test and represented as N (percentile).
  2. SES: socioeconomic status; CCI: Charlson comorbidity index; BMI: body mass index;
  3. WC: waist circumference; PBF: percent body fat; FMI: fat mass index.
  4. FFMI: fat free mass index; VFAI: visceral fat area index, and SMMI: skeletal muscle mass index.
  5. *p < .05; **p < .001.
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