Table 2 Demographic parameters of the study population.

From: Axial length and its associations in the Ural Very Old Study

Age

88.0 ± 2.6 years (median: 87 years; range: 85–98 years)

Ethnicity

295 (41.1%) individuals of Russian ethnicity, 300 (41.8%) Tartars, 72 (10.0%) Bashkirs, 6 (0.8%) Chuvash, 6 (0.8%) Mari, and 38 (5.3%) others 999999999999

Family status

101 (14.1%) were living in a joint family, 69 (9.6%) in a nuclear family, 306 (42.7%) were living alone, and 236 (32.9%) together with another family member

Level of education

Nine (1.3%) participates were illiterate, 98 (13.7%) had passed the 6th class, 144 (20.1%) the 8th class, 34 (4.7%) the 10th class and 30 (4.%) the 12th class; 177 (24.7%) had undergone a specialized secondary education, 217 (30.3%) were graduates and 3 (0.4%) postgraduates

Self-reported income

Below the poverty line: 147 (20.5%) participants; average income: 557 /77.7%) individuals; above average: 8 (1.1%) participants

Body height

156 ± 9 cm (range 113–181 cm)

Body weight

66.0 ± 11.7 kg (range 32–102 kg)

Body mass index

27.0 ± 4.4 kg/m2 (range 14.7–54.6 kg/m2)