Descriptive information on the study population of community-dwelling older adults, by country
| Country | n | Age | Sex | Socioeconomic* | Lifestyle* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Women, % | Low education, % | Low wealth, % | Current smoker, % | Alcohol consumption: never, % | ||
| Cuba | 2801 | 74 (11) | 65.3 | 57.9 | 27.9 | 19.4 | 87.5 |
| Dominican Republic | 2009 | 74 (11) | 66.0 | 89.6 | 35.0 | 12.4 | 82.2 |
| Mexico | 2002 | 73 (10) | 63.3 | 88.4 | 31.4 | 9.0 | 81.3 |
| Peru | 1933 | 74 (11) | 61.2 | 56.3 | 35.4 | 3.5 | 95.1 |
| Puerto Rico | 2002 | 76 (11) | 67.3 | 43.8 | 20.1 | 5.2 | 89.0 |
| United States | 35 747 | 57 (17) | 55.6 | 27.2 | 20.3 | 21.4 | 52.3 |
| Venezuela | 1958 | 71 (10) | 63.7 | 81.3 | 32.0 | 11.5 | 76.5 |
| China | 15 924 | 62 (14) | 51.2 | 72.6 | 24.6 | 28.9 | 70.7 |
| Israel | 2545 | 64 (15) | 55.1 | 24.0 | 21.4 | 15.4 | 71.1 |
| Japan | 5144 | 63 (12) | 50.9 | 29.6 | 25.2 | 22.1 | 44.2 |
| South Korea | 8466 | 64 (15) | 56.5 | 53.0 | 23.9 | 18.4 | 10.0 |
| Austria | 4769 | 64 (14) | 57.4 | 14.0 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 27.0 |
| Belgium | 5413 | 61 (17) | 54.1 | 21.2 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.6 |
| Czech Republic | 12 359 | 61 (11) | 54.8 | 15.0 | 19.1 | 23.7 | 23.4 |
| Denmark | 2982 | 60 (16) | 53.4 | 14.1 | 16.4 | 29.1 | 8.0 |
| Estonia | 5712 | 66 (16) | 59.9 | 6.2 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 40.8 |
| France | 5700 | 62 (17) | 55.7 | 40.0 | 20.8 | 15.3 | 22.6 |
| Germany | 2479 | 63 (14) | 52.5 | 0.8 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 21.5 |
| Greece | 4371 | 60 (16) | 52.8 | 49.6 | 21.6 | 29.3 | 44.0 |
| Italy | 3833 | 63 (14) | 54.1 | 51.4 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 44.6 |
| Netherlands | 3532 | 60 (14) | 53.5 | 13.7 | 17.5 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| Poland | 10 842 | 60 (10) | 51.3 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 29.1 | 38.8 |
| Slovenia | 1974 | 64 (16) | 56.5 | 14.7 | 19.5 | 14.3 | 45.9 |
| Spain | 10 377 | 66 (15) | 54.2 | 61.7 | 20.3 | 16.8 | 40.6 |
| Sweden | 3220 | 64 (15) | 53.3 | 35.0 | 20.0 | 17.1 | 18.4 |
| Switzerland | 3367 | 63 (16) | 53.4 | 10.8 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 14.1 |
| UK | 15 518 | 61 (16) | 54.1 | 38.7 | 18.5 | 17.6 | 11.3 |
| Australia | 2065 | 78 (10) | 48.9 | 36.5 | 36.7 | 8.1 | 37.2 |
| Missing | – | – | 1.8 | 14.2 | 1.9 | 3.9 | |
| Total | 179 044 | 63 (16) | 55.0 | 36.3 | 21.6 | 20.7 | 41.6 |
| Country | n | Age | Sex | Health | Social | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Women, % | CVD, % | Diabetes, % | Hypertension, % | Depression, % | No spouse, % | Living alone, % | ||
| Cuba | 2801 | 74 (11) | 65.3 | 35.2 | 18.6 | 51.5 | 16.8 | 57.3 | 8.7 |
| Dominican Republic | 2009 | 74 (11) | 66.0 | 18.6 | 14.1 | 61.8 | 26.9 | 70.6 | 12.6 |
| Mexico | 2002 | 73 (10) | 63.3 | 18.2 | 21.7 | 46.8 | 17.9 | 49.7 | 10.8 |
| Peru | 1933 | 74 (11) | 61.2 | 21.1 | 9.0 | 46.2 | 19.2 | 43.2 | 4.6 |
| Puerto Rico | 2002 | 76 (11) | 67.3 | 29.7 | 32.1 | 69.3 | 10.6 | 51.7 | 23.5 |
| United States | 35 747 | 57 (17) | 55.6 | 18.4 | 12.5 | 39.8 | 16.0 | 29.5 | 17.5 |
| Venezuela | 1958 | 71 (10) | 63.7 | 25.5 | 16.2 | 62.5 | 19.7 | 52.2 | 3.1 |
| China | 15 924 | 62 (14) | 51.2 | 16.6 | 7.0 | 29.1 | 33.7 | 17.8 | 11.5 |
| Israel | 2545 | 64 (15) | 55.1 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 44.0 | 35.9 | 21.2 | 14.3 |
| Japan | 5144 | 63 (12) | 50.9 | 15.6 | 12.1 | 36.2 | 17.4 | 20.4 | - |
| South Korea | 8466 | 64 (15) | 56.5 | 9.4 | 13.6 | 31.4 | 34.8 | 24.9 | 10.0 |
| Austria | 4769 | 64 (14) | 57.4 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 36.5 | 20.4 | 34.5 | 29.9 |
| Belgium | 5413 | 61 (17) | 54.1 | 15.4 | 10.1 | 31.7 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 22.4 |
| Czech Republic | 12 359 | 61 (11) | 54.8 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 59.4 | 21.1 | 27.2 | 23.1 |
| Denmark | 2982 | 60 (16) | 53.4 | 13.0 | 8.4 | 29.6 | 17.5 | 29.2 | 23.6 |
| Estonia | 5712 | 66 (16) | 59.9 | 28.2 | 16.2 | 49.1 | 41.0 | 35.3 | 24.1 |
| France | 5700 | 62 (17) | 55.7 | 15.0 | 11.9 | 29.4 | 33.2 | 31.4 | 24.6 |
| Germany | 2479 | 63 (14) | 52.5 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 36.4 | 18.5 | 21.3 | 15.9 |
| Greece | 4371 | 60 (16) | 52.8 | 17.7 | 13.0 | 38.0 | 23.4 | 25.0 | 22.9 |
| Italy | 3833 | 63 (14) | 54.1 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 38.0 | 33.0 | 17.5 | 10.0 |
| Netherlands | 3532 | 60 (14) | 53.5 | 13.6 | 9.2 | 26.0 | 19.0 | 17.9 | 15.7 |
| Poland | 10 842 | 60 (10) | 51.3 | 25.5 | 14.1 | 60.5 | 30.5 | 23.5 | 10.2 |
| Slovenia | 1974 | 64 (16) | 56.5 | 17.0 | 15.7 | 42.3 | 26.8 | 24.6 | 19.1 |
| Spain | 10 377 | 66 (15) | 54.2 | 10.7 | 17.6 | 44.2 | 22.4 | 29.3 | 15.6 |
| Sweden | 3220 | 64 (15) | 53.3 | 18.7 | 9.4 | 30.0 | 18.9 | 21.9 | 20.5 |
| Switzerland | 3367 | 63 (16) | 53.4 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 28.7 | 18.2 | 25.0 | 21.3 |
| UK | 15 518 | 61 (16) | 54.1 | 15.6 | 7.1 | 34.5 | 16.6 | 27.5 | 21.2 |
| Australia | 2065 | 78 (10) | 48.9 | 15.9 | 8.8 | 33.0 | 15.4 | 35.4 | 26.6 |
| Missing | – | – | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 12.6 | |
| Total | 179 044 | 63 (16) | 55.0 | 17.4 | 12.7 | 40.4 | 23.4 | 28.3 | 17.5 |
Note: CVD = cardiovascular disease, IQR = interquartile range.
↵* Categories of socioeconomic and lifestyle factors: Education: low (up to primary education), middle (secondary) and high levels (tertiary); Wealth: first (low) to fifth quintile (high); Smoking: current, ever, never; Alcohol consumption: never, rare (once or less a week) and often (twice or more per week).