Does Sensory Function Decline Independently or Concomitantly with Age? Data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and baseline sensory function, Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging 2013-4.

Characteristics	No (%)/mean (SD)
Total participants	276
Age (years)	70.3 (13.7)
Sex
Male	116 (42.0%)
Female	160 (58.0%)
Race
White, non-Hispanic	168 (60.9%)
Black, non-Hispanic	79 (28.6%)
Asian or Pacific Islander	17 (6.2%)
Other	12 (6.4%)
Best proprioception threshold (degrees)	1.4 (1.6)
Visual acuity (LogMAR)	0.06 (0.14)
Hearing threshold (dB)	33.8 (17.8)
cVEMP amplitude (V)	1.2 (1.1)

SD: standard deviation.
LogMAR: Logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution.
cVEMP: cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potential.