Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the ABC1921 participants; cognitive and physical measures are reported for those attending at Wave 1.
Variables | N | Mean | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic and environmental | |||
Education (years) | 296 | 9.8 | 1.8 |
Number of rooms in family home age 11 | 209 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
Number of people resident in family home age 11 | 212 | 5.6 | 1.8 |
Number of people sharing sanitation facilities age 11 | 209 | 9.9 | 6.4 |
Deprivation score at first attendance | 348 | 3.2 | 1.4 |
Health status | |||
Units of alcohol consumed per week at first attendance | 290 | 5.3 (median 1.0) | 9.2 (interquartile range 7.0) |
Height (cm) | 185 | 162.1 | 8.7 |
Weight (kg) | 189 | 67.9 | 12.6 |
Demi-span | 199 | 83.9 | 5.1 |
Systolic BP (mmHg) | 206 | 164 | 26 |
Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 206 | 88 | 15 |
PEFR (l/min) | 193 | 297 | 111 |
FEV 1 (l) | 192 | 1.85 | .59 |
FVC (l) | 193 | 2.13 | .71 |
Visual acuity of best eye | 182 | 6/9 | N/A |
6 m walk time (s) | 182 | 6.8 | 2.1 |
HADS anxiety score | 221 | 5.1 | 3.1 |
HADS depression score | 221 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
Barthel score | 234 | 19.4 | 1.6 |
Mental ability | |||
MHT age 11 | 327 | 37.7 | 13.5 |
MMSE | 236 | 28.1 | 2.2 |
RPM | 200 | 27.1 | 9.0 |
AVLT | 91 | 50.2 | 14.4 |
BD | 89 | 19.5 | 7.7 |
DS | 92 | 31.0 | 10.8 |
UCO | 82 | 16.8 | 7.7 |