Comparison between deceased and surviving older men and women
| Men | Women | |||
| Deceased | Surviving | Deceased | Surviving | |
| Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean | |
| Age (years) | 75.1±6.1 | 71.3±4.9* | 76.1±5.7 | 71.6±5.0* |
| BMI (kg·m−2) | 27.9±3.9 | 28.3±3.3 | 29.6±4.0 | 29.5±4.3 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 99.9±10.8 | 98.9±9.5 | 94.1±11.8 | 93.1±12.3 |
| Body fat (%) | 29.2±5.2 | 28.9±5.1 | 39.6±5.8 | 39.7±5.2 |
| Fat index (kg·m−2) | 8.3±2.5 | 8.3±2.2 | 11.9±3.0 | 11.9±3.1 |
| STS performance (reps) | 14.4±4.0 | 15.2±3.3 | 13.1±3.8 | 14.1±3.2 |
| Allometric power (W·m−2) | 92.5±28.9 | 101.4±24.8 | 73.3±22.2 | 81.4±20.3 |
| Relative power (W·kg−1) | 3.3±0.9 | 3.6±0.8* | 2.5±0.8 | 2.8±0.7 |
| Hypertension (yes, n(%)) | 33(38.4) | 285(55.2)* | 77(59.7) | 907(49.5)* |
| Smoking (yes, n(%)) | 13(15.1) | 40(7.8)* | 3(2.3) | 31(1.7) |
| Walking <1 hour·day−1 (yes, n(%)) | 23(26.7) | 147(28.5) | 53(41.1) | 641(35.0) |
| Sitting ≥5 hour·day−1 (yes, n(%)) | 20(23.3) | 90(17.4) | 23(17.8) | 260(14.2) |
*Statistically significant differences between deceased and surviving participants (p<0.01).
BMI, body mass index; STS, sit-to-stand.