Table 1 |
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Baseline characteristics of subjects age < 75 years compared with those aged 75 years or more [n(%) unless stated otherwise] |
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Variable |
<75 years (n = 181) |
≥75 years (n = 264) |
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Gender, female |
78 (43)| |
133 (50) |
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Smoking |
Never smoked |
50 (28) |
87 (33) |
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Ex smoker |
80 (44) |
136 (52) |
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Current smoker |
44 (24) |
37 (14) |
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Number of subjects with alcohol >14 units |
26 (14) |
20 (8) |
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Chronic disease |
IHD |
58 (32) |
104 (39) |
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Hypertension |
63 (35) |
80 (30) |
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Stroke |
14 (8) |
37 (14) |
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COPD |
35 (19) |
49 (19) |
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Medications + |
0–2 |
66 (38) |
77 (30) |
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3–6 |
97 (55) |
166 (64) |
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>6 |
12 (7) |
16 (6) |
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Barthel Score *, median (Q1-Q3) |
19 (14–20) |
18 (13–20) |
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C-reactive protein median (Q1-Q3) |
17 (5–79) |
19.7 (5–59) |
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Fasting blood glucose median (Q1-Q3) |
5.6 (5–6.4) |
5.6 (5–6.2) |
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* P < 0.05 + Values do not always add up because of some missing data |
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Forster and Gariballa Nutrition Journal 2005 4:28 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-4-28 |
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