Slowed ageing n=353 | Normal ageing n=322 | Accelerated ageing n=99 | p-value | |
Variable | ||||
Chronological age years+ | 68±7 | 68±7 | 70±8 | 0.0005 |
Sex, male# | 61 (17%) | 135 (42%) | 42 (42%) | <0.0001 |
Smoking history¶ | 161 (46%) | 168 (52%) | 52 (53%) | NS |
Diabetes mellitus# | 41 (12%) | 73 (23%) | 51 (52%) | <0.0001 |
Systemic arterial hypertension# | 125 (36%) | 142 (44%) | 44 (45%) | 0.05 |
Body mass index kg·m+ | 26±3.7 | 28±4.3 | 28±4.3 | <0.0001 |
Long-sleep duration# | 29 (8%) | 22 (7%) | 17 (17%) | 0.003 |
Quality of life (EuroQol) | ||||
Problems with walking¶ | 30 (9%) | 32 (10%) | 15 (15%) | 0.05 |
Problems with dressing¶ | 4 (1%) | 11 (3%) | 6 (6%) | 0.008 |
Problems with daily activities¶ | 12 (3%) | 14 (4%) | 9 (9%) | 0.03 |
Data are presented as mean±sd or n (%), unless otherwise stated. NS: not significant. #: Pearson Chi-squared test; ¶: Fisher's exact test; +: One-way ANOVA.