Table 1 Selected baseline characteristics of participants, by cohort (ELSA and SIGa-Bagé cohort studies).
Characteristics | ELSA (n = 3315) | SIGa-Bagé (n = 1373) |
|---|---|---|
Mean age in years (SD) | 70.4 (7.7) | 71.6 (8.4) |
Female (%) | 54.4 | 62.0 |
Current smoking (%) | 9.7 | 15.5 |
Physically inactive (%) | 21.0 | 41.4 |
Hypertension: | ||
Diagnosed hypertension (%) | 45.7 | 55.5 |
Mean SBP (mmHg) | 137.2 (18.8) | — |
Mean DBP (mmHg) | 74.3 (10.9) | — |
Survey hypertension/diagnosis (%)b | 64.7 | — |
Diabetes: | ||
Diagnosed diabetes (%) | 8.6 | 15.3 |
HbA1c ≥ 6.5% | 7.5 | — |
Survey diabetes (%)b | 10.7 | — |
BMI: | ||
Mean BMI (kg/m2) (SD) | 27.6 (4.6) | 26.0 (4.4) |
Non-obese (%)a | 73.0 | 83.0 |
Obese (%) | 27.1 | 17.0 |
Number of risk factorsb (%): | ||
None | 21.9 | 17.5 |
One | 39.2 | 38.3 |
Two | 25.7 | 31.2 |
Three or more | 13.2 | 12.9 |
Wealth (%): | ||
Poorest | 31.2 | 34.8 |
Middle | 21.2 | 39.1 |
Richest | 47.5 | 26.1 |
