Table 1

Descriptive characteristics.

Wave 1Wave 2Wave 3
Years of data collection2002–072009–132016–19
Participants with Frailty Index (FI)1,2861,2001,194
Fraity Index0.15 (0.07)0.17 (0.08)0.19 (0.08)
Age (years)55.94 (2.43)61.72 (2.45)67.57 (2.53)
Age Range51–6156–6761–73
Lifetime education (years)13.84 (2.09)13.83 (2.09)13.93 (2.09)
Ethnicity
 White non-Hispanic91.68%91.08%90.54%
 Other8.32%8.92%9.46%
Smoking pack years (if smoker)28.71 (23.14)30.03 (24.58)29.60 (25.69)
Smoking status
 Current23.41%18.49%13.11%
 Former45.10%47.36%51.51%
 Never31.49%34.14%35.38%
Alcohol (drinks/14 days)12.30 (21.23)12.47 (24.87)11.75 (23.45)
Alcohol status
 None34.27%37.86%39.46%
 Light51.17%48.71%48.03%
 Heavy14.56%13.43%12.51%
Wave 1Wave 2Wave 3
Years of data collection2002–072009–132016–19
Participants with Frailty Index (FI)1,2861,2001,194
Fraity Index0.15 (0.07)0.17 (0.08)0.19 (0.08)
Age (years)55.94 (2.43)61.72 (2.45)67.57 (2.53)
Age Range51–6156–6761–73
Lifetime education (years)13.84 (2.09)13.83 (2.09)13.93 (2.09)
Ethnicity
 White non-Hispanic91.68%91.08%90.54%
 Other8.32%8.92%9.46%
Smoking pack years (if smoker)28.71 (23.14)30.03 (24.58)29.60 (25.69)
Smoking status
 Current23.41%18.49%13.11%
 Former45.10%47.36%51.51%
 Never31.49%34.14%35.38%
Alcohol (drinks/14 days)12.30 (21.23)12.47 (24.87)11.75 (23.45)
Alcohol status
 None34.27%37.86%39.46%
 Light51.17%48.71%48.03%
 Heavy14.56%13.43%12.51%

Note. FI is the ratio of number of items divided by total items on scale (37). FI values are reported before any transformations were applied. Table values are presented as mean (SD) or %.

Table 1

Descriptive characteristics.

Wave 1Wave 2Wave 3
Years of data collection2002–072009–132016–19
Participants with Frailty Index (FI)1,2861,2001,194
Fraity Index0.15 (0.07)0.17 (0.08)0.19 (0.08)
Age (years)55.94 (2.43)61.72 (2.45)67.57 (2.53)
Age Range51–6156–6761–73
Lifetime education (years)13.84 (2.09)13.83 (2.09)13.93 (2.09)
Ethnicity
 White non-Hispanic91.68%91.08%90.54%
 Other8.32%8.92%9.46%
Smoking pack years (if smoker)28.71 (23.14)30.03 (24.58)29.60 (25.69)
Smoking status
 Current23.41%18.49%13.11%
 Former45.10%47.36%51.51%
 Never31.49%34.14%35.38%
Alcohol (drinks/14 days)12.30 (21.23)12.47 (24.87)11.75 (23.45)
Alcohol status
 None34.27%37.86%39.46%
 Light51.17%48.71%48.03%
 Heavy14.56%13.43%12.51%
Wave 1Wave 2Wave 3
Years of data collection2002–072009–132016–19
Participants with Frailty Index (FI)1,2861,2001,194
Fraity Index0.15 (0.07)0.17 (0.08)0.19 (0.08)
Age (years)55.94 (2.43)61.72 (2.45)67.57 (2.53)
Age Range51–6156–6761–73
Lifetime education (years)13.84 (2.09)13.83 (2.09)13.93 (2.09)
Ethnicity
 White non-Hispanic91.68%91.08%90.54%
 Other8.32%8.92%9.46%
Smoking pack years (if smoker)28.71 (23.14)30.03 (24.58)29.60 (25.69)
Smoking status
 Current23.41%18.49%13.11%
 Former45.10%47.36%51.51%
 Never31.49%34.14%35.38%
Alcohol (drinks/14 days)12.30 (21.23)12.47 (24.87)11.75 (23.45)
Alcohol status
 None34.27%37.86%39.46%
 Light51.17%48.71%48.03%
 Heavy14.56%13.43%12.51%

Note. FI is the ratio of number of items divided by total items on scale (37). FI values are reported before any transformations were applied. Table values are presented as mean (SD) or %.

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