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

BMC Geriatrics

Table 4 Proportion and mean values of background factors and cognitive tests

Background factors	Participants (n= 211)	Excluded (n=289)	*p-value*
Smoking (%) current /former/non	23/57/20	22/51/26	.121
Alcohol (%) no/rarely/regularly	12/51/37	13/51/36³	.608
ABPI <0.9	24 (11%)	39 (14%)	.480
Diabetes mellitus	8 (4%)	17 (6%)	.289
Hypertension	120 (57%)	157 (54%)³	.961
Angina pectoris	26 (12%)¹	38 (13%)¹	.778
Myocardial infarction	22 (11%)¹	19 (7%)¹	.122
Stroke	11 (5%)	18 (6%)	.632
Education (%), groups	14.5/65/14.5/6	15/70/12/3	.202
Hyperlipidaemia	10 (5%)¹	13 (5%)³	.993
SBP (mmHg)	153.9±20.6	153.2±22.9³	.737
DBP (mmHg)	92.5±10.1	92.7±11.7³	.848
BMI	24.5±3.2¹	25.5±3.3⁴	.001
Cognitive test, age 68
Synonyms	21.0±6.2²	19.6±6.3⁴	.021
Block design	20.7±6.5²	18.9±6.3⁴	.002
Digit Symbol	35.0±11.6¹	33.5±11.8⁴	.170
Benton VR	5.7±1.7¹	5.4±1.7⁴	.051

¹Missing data on 1–3 subjects; ² Missing data on 4–7 subjects; ³ Missing data on 8–17 subjects; ⁴ Missing data on 18–30 subjects; ⁵ Missing data on 31–36 subjects.
Abbreviations: ABPI, ankle brachial pressure index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass index. Digit S., Digit Symbol Substitution test; Benton VR, Benton Visual Retention test.
The study participants and excluded subjects (without and incomplete echocardiographic examination) were compared.

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