Table 1 Baseline socioeconomic and behavioral characteristics who died before and after the age of 80 during 12-month follow-up.
Full sample (N = 941) | Women (n = 445) | Men (n = 496) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Death before the age of 80 (n = 339) | Death after the age of 80 (n = 602) | Death before the age of 80 (n = 136) | Death after the age of 80 (n = 309) | Death before the age of 80 (n = 203) | Death after the age of 80 (n = 293) | |
Socioeconomic aspects | ||||||
Age (mean), (SD) | 74.4 (4.2)* | 87.8 (5.0)* | 73.9 (4.3)δ | 88.4 (4.9)δ | 74.7 (4.1)§ | 87.1 (5.0)§ |
Race (non-white), % | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
Marital status (single), % | 34.2* | 52.2* | 44.8δ | 69.6δ | 27.1 | 33.8 |
Educational years, % | ||||||
> 13 years | 24.2 | 20.6 | 16.2 | 13.9 | 29.6 | 27.7 |
12–13 years | 21.5 | 17.1 | 24.2 | 17.5 | 19.7 | 16.7 |
0–11 years | 54.3 | 62.3 | 59.6 | 68.6 | 50.7 | 55.6 |
Total household wealth (quintiles), % | ||||||
5th quintile (top) | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 11.0 | 14.3 | 19.1 |
4th quintile | 18.6 | 21.3 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 19.2 | 24.6 |
3rd quintile | 19.2 | 22.6 | 16.9 | 22.3 | 20.7 | 22.9 |
2nd quintile | 23.0 | 18.1 | 27.2 | 22.0 | 20.2 | 14.0 |
1st First quintile (lower) | 23.3 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 25.3 | 24.1 | 18.4 |
Not declared | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
Health behaviors | ||||||
Smoking, % | ||||||
Non-smoker | 25.1* | 35.2* | 36.8δ | 46.9δ | 17.2§ | 22.9§ |
Ex-smoker | 47.8 | 55.5 | 35.3 | 43.0 | 56.2§ | 68.6§ |
Smoker | 27.1* | 9.3* | 27.9δ | 10.1δ | 26.6§ | 8.5§ |
Alcohol intake, % | ||||||
Never or rarely | 22.4 | 23.3 | 34.5δ | 30.7δ | 14.3 | 15.4 |
Frequently | 38.4 | 37.8 | 39.0δ | 34.0δ | 37.9 | 42.0 |
Daily | 28.9 | 23.9 | 20.6δ | 18.1δ | 34.5 | 30.0 |
Not declared | 10.3 | 15.0 | 5.9δ | 17.2δ | 13.3 | 12.6 |
Sedentary lifestyle (yes), % | 14.8 | 10.5 | 14.7 | 10.7 | 14.8 | 10.2 |
