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Table 1 Baseline data

From: Medial temporal lobe atrophy is underreported and may have important clinical correlates in medical inpatients

Characteristic

No CT scan n = 106

CT scan n = 94

p value

Age

83.8 (8.3)

83.0 (8.0)

0.46

Female sex

63 %

67 %

0.66

Intervention in original study

55 %

44 %

0.12

Living alone

62 %

72 %

0.14

Ischemic Heart Disease

38 %

29 %

0.23

Heart Failure

30 %

26 %

0.53

Hypertension

42 %

56 %

0.047

COPD

24 %

15 %

0.15

Stroke/TIA

10 %

31 %

<0.001

Diabetes

22 %

25 %

0.74

Cancer, nonskin

26 %

31 %

0.43

Diagnosed with dementia or MCI

6 %

10 %

0.42

Charlson comorbidity index

2.2 (1.4)

2.3 (1.6)

0.70

MMSE

23.9 (3.7)

21.6 (4.4)

<0.001

CDT

3.8 (1.1)

3.0 (1.2)

<0.001

  1. All data are presented as mean (SD) or percentages. Abbreviations: MCI = mild cognitive impairment, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, TIA = transient ischemic attack, MMSE = mini-mental state examination