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Table 1 Proportions and mean values of background factors, left ventricular measurements and cognitive tests at 68 years and 81 years of age

From: Cardiac ventricular dimensions predict cognitive decline and cerebral blood flow abnormalities in aging men

Background factor

All subjects age 68 (n= 211)

Deceased until 81 (n= 88)

Survivors to age 81 (n=92)

p-value

Smoking (%) current/former/non

23/57/20

27/54/19

18/61/21

.483 5

Alcohol (%) no/rarely/regularly

12/51/37

11/54/35

11/49/40

.542 5

ABPI <0.9

24 (11%)

15 (17%)

4 (4%)

.007 4

Diabetes mellitus

8 (4%)

5 (6%)

1 (1%)

.112 4

Hypertension

120 (57%)

58 (66%)

45 (49%)

.021

Angina pectoris

26 (12%)1

15 (17%)1

6 (7%)

.026

Myocardial infarction

22 (10%)1

12 (14%)1

7 (8%)1

.188

Stroke

11 (5%)

8 (9%)

3 (3%)

.127 4

Education (%) groups

14.5/65/14.5/6

17.6/64.7/12.6/5

10.5/65.3/16.8/7.4

.093 5

Hyperlipidemia SBP (mmHg)

10 (5%)1

5 (6%)1

4 (4%)

.742 4

153.9±20.6

156.5±21.9

151.1±18.1

.076

DBP (mmHg)

92.5±10.1

93.2±11.4

91.4±8.7

.244

BMI

24.5±3.21

24.7±3.71

24.5±2.5

.657

Echocardiography

    

LVIDd (mm/m2)

28.8±4.8

28.2±5.2

29.3±4.3

.137

    Normotensive

28.8±4.5 (n=91)

28.8±5.4 (n=30)

29.0±3.7 (n=47)

.853

    Hypertensive

28.8±5.0 (n=120)

27.9±5.1 (n=58)

29.5±4.8 (n=45)

.105

LVIDs (mm/m2)

19.4±4.4

19.4±4.6

19.4±4.1

.954

    Normotensive

19.4±4.1 (n=91)

19.5±4.5 (n=30)

19.1±3.5 (n=47)

.657

    Hypertensive

19.4±4.7 (n=120)

19.3±4.7 (n=58)

19.7±4.8 (n=45)

.657

FS (%)

33.1±8.7

31.9±9.21

34.2±8.0

.072

    Normotensive

32.9±8.9 (n=91)

32.7±9.3 (n=30)

34.2±8.7 (n=47)

.470

    Hypertensive

33.3±8.6 (n=119)

31.5±9.2 (n=57)

34.3±7.3 (n=45)

.103

Cognitive test, age 68

    

Synonyms

21.0±6.22

20.3±6.01

22.0±6.01

.069

Block Design

20.7±6.52

19.6±6.71

22.07±6.01

.006

Digit S.

35.0±11.61

32.6±11.11

38.5±11.5

.001

Benton VR

5.7±1.71

5.5±1.81

6.0±1.6

.027

Cognitive test, age 81

    

Synonyms

  

20.0±6.13

 

Block Design

  

14.6±6.52

 

Digit S.

  

28.0±11.23

 

Benton VR

  

4.4±1.83

 

MMSE, median

  

29 (0–30)

 
  1. 1. Missing data on 1–3 subjects; 2. Missing data on 4–7 subjects; 3. Missing data on > 7 subjects; 4. Fischer’s exact test.5. Kruskal Wallis test. Abbreviations: ABPI, ankle brachial pressure index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; LVIDd, left ventricular internal dimension at end-diastole in mm/m2; LVIDs, left ventricular internal dimension at end-systole in mm/m2; FS, fractional shortening. Digit S., Digit Symbol Substitution test; Benton VR, Benton Visual Retention test; MMSE, mini mental state examination.
  2. The subgroups deceased and survivors between baseline and follow-up were compared.
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BMC Geriatrics

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