SNHS 1987 | SNHS 1993 | SNHS 95-97 | SNHS 2001 | SNHS 2003 | SNHS 2006 | ||
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N = 2,846 | N = 2,137 | N = 1,303 | N = 2,494 | N = 3,830 | N = 5,022 | ||
Age Mean (SE)+ | 72.3 (0.15) | 74.3 (0.23) | 72.6 (0.17) | 73.0 (0.14) | 74.7 (0.16) | 74.8 (0.14) | |
Age group+ | 65-79 | 85.5 | 84.5 | 84.9 | 83.6 | 76.2 | 75.5 |
≥ 80 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 16.4 | 23.8 | 24.5 | |
Marital status* | Unmarried/widow/divorced | 54.0 | 47.9 | 49.8 | 47.5 | 50.9 | 49.4 |
Married or living with couple | 46.0 | 52.1 | 50.2 | 52.5 | 49.1 | 50.6 | |
Educational level* | No studies | 72.9 | 49.7 | 38.9 | 26.5 | 42.0 | 42.0 |
Primary education completed | 21.7 | 42.7 | 55.2 | 67.2 | 46.3 | 45.2 | |
Secondary education or more | 5.4 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 11.7 | 12.8 | |
Self rated health | Very good/good | 34.6 | 39.4 | 37.0 | 36.5 | 33.0 | 33.1 |
Fair/poor/very poor | 65.4 | 60.6 | 63.0 | 63.5 | 67.0 | 66.9 | |
Nª of chronic conditions* | None | 40.8 | 41.3 | 37.6 | 32.9 | 26.8 | 19.0 |
1 | 31.8 | 33.0 | 32.3 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 32.7 | |
≥2 | 27.4 | 25.7 | 30.1 | 33.9 | 40.0 | 48.3 | |
Number of medications* | None | 26.7 | 26.1 | 19.0 | 15.4 | 9.1 | 6.5 |
1 | 34.5 | 33.6 | 33.1 | 31.2 | 21.4 | 14.7 | |
≥ 2 | 38.8 | 40.3 | 47.9 | 53.4 | 69.5 | 78.8 | |
BMI* | Normal | 41.6 | 39.1 | 49.7 | 31.2 | 35.2 | 31.5 |
Overweight | 41.9 | 43.4 | 31.4 | 41.8 | 42.3 | 42.4 | |
Obesity | 16.5 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 27.0 | 22.5 | 26.1 | |
Smoking habits* | Smoker | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.1 |
Ex Smoker | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.5 | |
Non Smoker | 95.4 | 93.6 | 95.9 | 94.9 | 95.4 | 92.4 | |
Sleep habits (hours day) | < 8 | 45.8 | 48.2 | 41.9 | 42.8 | 44.8 | 46.8 |
≥ 8 | 54.2 | 51.8 | 58.1 | 57.2 | 55.2 | 53.2 |