Characteristics of 376 participants in whom both left ventricular systolic and diastolic function were classified*
| Age (years) (mean (SD); range) | 87.9 (0.4); 87.0–88.9 |
| Female | 62.0 (233) |
| Ethnic origin—white | 99.5 (374) |
| Institutional care | 5.3 (20) |
| Heart failure | 10.1 (38) |
| Hypertension | 57.5 (216) |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 43.8 (163) |
| Myocardial infarction | 19.7 (74) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 18.6 (70) |
| Stroke | 9.8 (37) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 5.3 (20) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 19.7 (74) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 12.5 (47) |
| Haemoglobin <10 g/dl | 1.1 (4) |
| Severe renal impairment (estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 ml/min/1.73 m2) | 2.7 (10) |
| Cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination Score ≤21) | 4.6 (17) |
| Chronic disease count (median (IQR)) | 5 (3–6) |
| On any prescribed cardiac medications | 67.3 (253) |
| No of prescribed cardiovascular medications (median (IQR)) | 1 (0–2) |
| Smoking status | |
| Current smoker | 5.3 (20) |
| Former regular smoker | 50.1 (188) |
| Former occasional smoker | 5.6 (21) |
| Never smoked | 38.9 (146) |
| Obese (body mass index >30 kg/m2) | 10.0 (37) |
↵* All data are % (n) except where specified. Denominators vary due to missing values.