Table 1 Characteristics of the participants, aged 85 years (n = 549), stratified by CMV serostatus
| Â | CMV-serostatus | |
|---|---|---|
|  | positive (n = 435) | negative (n = 114) |
Gender: women, n (%) | 303 (69.7) | 65 (57.0) |
Education: low, n (%) | 313 (72.5) | 45 (39.5) |
Income: low, n (%) | 238 (55.5) | 41 (36.6) |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 27.4 (4.5) | 26.6 (4.6) |
Smoking: ever, n (%) | 199 (46.1) | 62 (54.4) |
Alcohol (units/week), median (IQR) | 0 (0-3) | 1 (0-7) |
Comorbidities: | Â | Â |
Diabetes, n (%) | 75 (17.2) | 9 (7.9) |
COPD, n (%) | 51 (12.0) | 12 (10.9) |
Parkinson, n (%) | 11 (2.6) | 1 (0.9) |
Cancer, n (%) | 68 (16.0) | 27 (24.5) |
Arthritis, n (%) | 140 (33.0) | 31 (28.2) |
Sumscore of cardiovascular comorbidities, mean (SD) | 3.9 (19.7) | 3.0 (13.3) |
Total number of comorbidities, mean (SD) | 4.8 (19.8) | 3.8 (13.4) |
Total number of medications, mean (SD) | 3.3 (2.7) | 3.0 (2.6) |
CRP (mg/L)*, mean (SD) | 0.8 (1.7) | 1.0 (1.8) |