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Table 1 Unweighted Summary Statistics Among U.S. Adults from NHANES 1999–2002 (n = 2343)

From: Associations of epigenetic aging with self-rated health, access to care, and healthcare utilization in a representative sample of United States adults

Demographic variables

 

 Chronological Age (years), mean (sd)

65.1 (9.3)

Epigenetic Age/Clocks, mean (sd)

 

 HannumAge (years)

66.3 (9.2)

 HorvathAge (years)

66.1 (8.6)

 SkinBloodAge (years)

63.6 (9.1)

 PhenoAge (years)

54.9 (10.1)

 GrimAge2 (years)

71.5 (8.4)

 DNAm Telomere Length (TL) (kb)

6.6 (0.3)

 DunedinPoAm

1.1 (0.1)

Education, n (%)

 

 Less Than High School

1060 (45)

 High School Diploma (including GED)

487 (21)

 More Than High School

794 (34)

 Missing

2 (0)

Occupation, n (%)

 

 Blue-collar (high skill)

312 (13)

 Blue-collar (semi-routine)

919 (39)

 White-collar (high skill)

520 (22)

 White-collar (semi-routine)

396 (17)

 Never worked

60 (3)

 Missing

136 (6)

Poverty to Income Ratio, mean (sd)

 
 

2.6 (1.6)

 Missing

267

Race/Ethnicity Category, n (%)

 

 Mexican American

680 (29)

 Other Hispanic

151 (7)

 Non-Hispanic White

921 (39)

 Non-Hispanic Black

511 (22)

 Other Race

80 (3)

Sex, n (%)

 

 Male

1201 (51)

 Female

1142 (49)

Health Status, Access, and Utilization Variables

 

 Health Status, n (%)

 

Good–Excellent

1559 (67)

Poor-Fair

784 (33)

Health Compared to Last Year, n (%)

 

 Better

370 (16)

 Same

1667 (71)

 Worse

305 (13)

 Missing

1 (0)

Has Routine Place for Healthcare, n (%)

 

 Yes

2164 (92)

 No

179 (8)

Routine Place is not the Emergency Department, n (%)

 

 Yes

2126 (91)

 No

36 (1)

 Missing

181 (8)

≥ 10 Visits in the Last Year, n (%)

 

 Yes

395 (17)

 No

1947 (83)

 Missing

1 (0)

Overnight Hospital Patient in the Last Year, n (%)

 

 Yes

342 (15)

 No

2000 (85)

 Missing

1 (0)

Health Behavior Variables

 

 Alcohol Intake, n (%)

 

 Abstainer

1008 (43)

 Moderate Drinker

1135 (48)

 Heavy Drinker

84 (4)

 Missing

116 (5)

Body Mass Index (kg/m2), mean (sd)

 
 

28.8 (5.8)

 Missing

83

Health Insurance, n (%)

 

 Yes

2047 (88)

 No

265 (11)

 Missing

31 (1)

Smoking, n (%)

 

 Current

373 (16)

 Former

903 (39)

 Never

1062 (45)

 Missing

5 (0)

Physically Active, n (%)

 

 Yes

1145 (49)

 No

1196 (51)

 Missing

2 (0)