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Table 1 Baseline Sample Size and Cohort Characteristics

From: Cardiovascular disease and cumulative incidence of cognitive impairment in the Health and Retirement Study

Variable

Incident CVD Group

n = 1305

Matched Control Group

n = 2610

Age (yrs)

73.3 (5.63)

73.3 (5.64)

Women

702 (53.8%)

1455 (55.7%)

Race & Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White

1170 (89.7%)

2218 (85.0%)

 Non-Hispanic Black

69 (5.3%)

193 (7.4%)

 Hispanic

50 (3.8%)

154 (5.9%)

 Other

16 (1.2%)

45 (1.7%)

Education level

 Less than high school

179 (13.7%)

381 (14.6%)

 High school

478 (36.6%)

952 (36.5%)

 More than high school

648 (49.7%)

1277 (48.9%)

BMI (kg/m^2)

27.4 (5.54)

26.7 (4.75)

Married

819 (62.8%)

1684 (64.5%)

Depressive symptoms

163 (12.5%)

207 (7.9%)

Smoking currently

102 (7.8%)

237 (9.1%)

Drinking behavior (past 3 mos)

 Not drinking

891 (68.3%)

1574 (60.3%)

 Low-risk drinker

402 (30.8%)

1015 (38.9%)

 High-risk drinker

12 (0.9%)

21 (0.8%)

Hypertension

927 (71.0%)

1431 (54.8%)

Diabetes

324 (24.8%)

400 (15.3%)

Chronic lung disease

182 (13.9%)

205 (7.9%)

Cancer

278 (21.3%)

515 (19.7%)

TICS-m score

16.6 (2.87)

16.8 (2.91)

  1. Values are mean + − standard deviation or n (%). Race and ethnicity is defined based on participants’ primary response, and ‘other’ for race and ethnicity is defined as American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, or something else. High-risk drinking is defined as more than 7 drinks per week or 3 drinks per day for women, or more than 14 drinks per week or 4 drinks per day for men on average over the past 3 months
  2. Abbreviations: CVD cardiovascular disease, BMI body mass index, TICS-m modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status