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Table 1 Characteristics of Super-Seniors at two interviews approximately 10 years apart

From: 10-year follow-up of the Super-Seniors Study: compression of morbidity and genetic factors

 

Super-Seniors Study

Re-contacts

P-value

First Interview

Second Interview

1st and 2nd interviews

Year

2004–2007

2004–2007

2016–2017

N

480

13

 

Male

155

3

 

Female

325

10

 

Age mean (SD) years

88.5 (2.9)

89.3 (2.7)

100.1 (3.3)

 

Age range

85–105

85–94

96–106

 

Years between interviews (SD)

10.9 (0.9)

 

BMI mean (SD) kg/m2

24.5 (3.9)

25.8 (4.0)

23.4 (3.9)a

0.071

BP mean systolic (SD) mmHg

152 (21)a

142 (16)a

120 (35)

0.077

BP mean diastolic (SD) mmHg

78 (11)a

72 (9)a

72 (10)

0.980

Heart rate (SD) beats per min

70 (11)a

67 (9)a

74 (11)

0.120

MMSE mean (SD)

28.3 (1.7)

28.7 (1.4)

23.8 (4.2)

< 0.001

IADL mean (SD)

21.4 (3.5)

22.3 (1.5)

15.6 (6.1)

0.002

GDS mean (SD)

1.5 (1.8)

0.5 (1.0)

2.2 (2.5)

0.011

TUG mean (SD) seconds

12.3 (4.3)

9.8 (2.1)

32.0 (28.0)

0.007

  1. aBlood pressure and heart rate were not available for all initial interviews. Super-Seniors Study blood pressure n = 298, heart rate n = 290. Re-contacts first interview blood pressure n = 12, heart rate n = 12. Re-contacts second interview BMI n = 12