Table 2 Characteristics of the Population by Quartile and top 10%

Age (± SD)

65.0(4.3)

70.9 (6.9)

74.2 (8.4)

77.4 (9.3)

80.7 (8.4)

<. 01

Age, n (%)

<. 01

   • Age 60-69

1930 (92)

1778 (43)

1014 (33)

470 (22)

135 (11)

   • Age 70-79

148 (7)

1882 (46)

1186 (38)

740 (35)

327 (28)

   • Age 80-89

28 (1)

446 (11)

842 (27)

681 (32)

531 (45)

   • Age >90

0 (0)

8 (0)

73 (2)

238 (11)

193 (16)

Female, n (%)

1193 (57)

2500 (61)

1732 (56)

1159 (54)

683 (58)

<. 01

Stayed in a hospital (2003-2004),

n (%)

18 (1)

1 (0)

924 (30)

1437 (67)

1160 (98)

<. 01

Total hospital days (2003-2004),

Median (Min, Max)

0 (0, 4)

0 (0, 5)

0 (0, 49)

2 (0, 123)

9.5 (0, 153)

<. 01

Lived in a NH (2003-2004),

n (%)

14 (1)

133 (3)

290 (9)

420 (20)

496 (42)

<. 01

Previous history ever of NH stay,

n (%)

27 (1)

323 (8)

536 (17)

669 (31)

706 (60)

<. 01

History of Diabetes,

n (%)

104 (5)

794 (19)

964 (31)

726 (34)

494 (42)

<. 01

History of CAD/MI/CHF,

n (%)

50(2)

533 (13)

1268 (41)

1207 (57)

913 (77)

<. 01

History of Stroke,

n (%)

20 (1)

154 (4)

421 (14)

480 (23)

472 (40)

<. 01

History of COPD,

n (%)

14 (1)

19 (0)

408 (13)

553 (26)

484 (41)

<. 01

History of Cancer,

n (%)

76 (4)

927 (23)

851 (27)

686 (32)

448 (38)

<. 01

History of Hip Fracture,

n (%)

11 (1)

59 (1)

98 (3)

120 (6)

144 (12)

<. 01

History of Dementia,

n (%)

17 (1)

139 (3)

396 (13)

434 (20)

366 (31)

<. 01

Marital Status,

n (%)

   • Married

1961(93)

2719 (66)

1920 (62)

1142 (54)

521 (44)