Body Mass Index Is Associated with Dietary Patterns and Health Conditions in Georgia Centenarians

Table 1

Characteristics of study participants.

	Mean ± SD, or % (minimum − maximum)
Age (y)	100.5 ± 1.9 (98–108)
Gender
Women (%)	84.6
Men (%)	15.4
Race
White (%)	79.0
African American (%)	21.0
Living arrangements
Skilled nursing facility (%)	43.4
Community (%)	56.6
Total food score^1	3.1±1.6 (0–5)
BMI (kg/m^2)	22.5±4.2 (14.0– 35.2)
Mid-arm circumference	23.8±4.3 (7.5–37.1)
Triceps skin fold	11.1±5.7 (2.8–34.0)
Blood pressure (mm Hg)
Systolic	127.7±15.1 (90–190)
Diastolic	73.8±9.4 (38–100)
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	12.0±1.5 (7.5–16.7)

¹Total food score ranged from 0 to 5 and one point was given for meeting each recommended serving from five food groups as follows: two or more servings of meat, poultry, or fish daily, two or more servings of dairy foods daily, four or more servings of green vegetables weekly, three or more servings of orange or yellow vegetables weekly, and three or more servings of fruit daily [16].