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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all participants according to categorized MMSE scores

From: Cognitive function assessed by Mini-mental state examination and risk of all-cause mortality: a community-based prospective cohort study

Characteristics

Total Subjects

Baseline MMSE Score

P-value

30

27–29

24–26

< 24

N

1854

468

841

293

252

 

Age (years), mean ± SD

71.01 ± 7.00

68.44 ± 6.58

70.22 ± 6.88

73.53 ± 6.69

75.51 ± 5.38

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD

24.96 ± 3.43

24.75 ± 3.30

24.88 ± 3.46

25.29 ± 3.37

25.26 ± 3.59

0.075

Waistline (cm), mean ± SD

88.04 ± 9.42

87.53 ± 9.15

87.74 ± 9.80

89.14 ± 9.60

88.69 ± 8.29

0.061

SBP (mmHg), mean ± SD

138.25 ± 19.31

134.65 ± 17.95

136.79 ± 17.64

142.21 ± 20.82

145.15 ± 22.55

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg), mean ± SD

77.15 ± 9.71

76.60 ± 8.72

76.82 ± 9.60

77.98 ± 11.27

78.28 ± 9.76

0.046

FPG (mmol/L), mean ± SD

6.03 ± 1.53

5.88 ± 1.29

6.01 ± 1.41

6.13 ± 1.84

6.27 ± 1.88

0.004

TC (mmol/L), mean ± SD

5.25 ± 1.01

5.30 ± 1.03

5.21 ± 0.99

5.23 ± 1.00

5.32 ± 1.02

0.275

HDL (mmol/L), mean ± SD

1.66 ± 0.90

1.41 ± 0.40

1.41 ± 0.39

1.43 ± 0.38

1.45 ± 0.36

0.451

LDL (mmol/L), mean ± SD

1.42 ± 0.38

3.27 ± 0.89

3.19 ± 0.86

3.18 ± 0.81

3.28 ± 0.86

0.218

TG (mmol/L), mean ± SD

3.22 ± 0.86

1.71 ± 1.04

1.65 ± 0.83

1.67 ± 0.96

1.59 ± 0.75

0.405

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2), mean ± SD

80.18 ± 14.71

82.75 ± 13.79

80.61 ± 14.89

77.79 ± 14.23

76.78 ± 15.32

< 0.001

Female, n (%)

754 (40.67%)

216 (46.15%)

373 (44.35%)

108 (36.86%)

57 (22.62%)

< 0.001

Education level, n (%)

     

< 0.001

 0-6 years

452 (24.45%)

32 (6.84%)

108 (12.92%)

114 (38.91%)

198 (78.57%)

 

 7-12 years

776 (41.97%)

200 (42.74%)

414 (49.52%)

124 (42.32%)

38 (15.08%)

 

  ≥ 13 years

621 (33.59%)

236 (50.43%)

314 (37.56%)

55 (18.77%)

16 (6.35%)

 

Marital status, n (%)

     

< 0.001

 Married

1552 (85.56%)

423 (91.16%)

724 (88.08%)

228 (80.85%)

177 (71.95%)

 

 Single/divorced/widowed

262 (14.44%)

41 (8.84%)

98 (11.92%)

54 (19.15%)

69 (28.05%)

 

Smoking status, n (%)

     

0.009

 Never

1350 (72.82%)

338 (72.22%)

622 (73.96%)

213 (72.70%)

177 (70.24%)

 

 Former

315 (16.99%)

82 (17.52%)

125 (14.86%)

47 (16.04%)

61 (24.21%)

 

 Current

189 (10.19%)

48 (10.26%)

94 (11.18%)

33 (11.26%)

14 (5.56%)

 

Current drinking, n (%)

487 (26.27%)

134 (28.63%)

235 (27.94%)

77 (26.28%)

41 (16.27%)

0.001

CHD, n (%)

435 (23.46%)

106 (22.65%)

197 (23.42%)

73 (24.91%)

59 (23.41%)

0.915

Hypertension, n (%)

1322 (71.58%)

306 (65.95%)

586 (69.93%)

227 (77.47%)

203 (80.56%)

< 0.001

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

430 (23.24%)

103 (22.01%)

200 (23.87%)

73 (25.00%)

54 (21.43%)

0.670

Stroke, n (%)

226 (12.22%)

40 (8.57%)

100 (11.95%)

43 (14.68%)

43 (17.06%)

0.005

Family history of dementia, n (%)

80 (4.31%)

17 (3.63%)

48 (5.71%)

8 (2.73%)

7 (2.78%)

0.053

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

985 (53.13%)

250 (53.42%)

462 (54.93%)

149 (50.85%)

124 (49.21%)

0.350

Antiplatelet agents, n (%)

421 (22.72%)

91 (19.44%)

203 (24.17%)

71 (24.23%)

56 (22.22%)

0.233

Antihypertensive agents, n (%)

846 (45.75%)

208 (44.44%)

384 (45.82%)

144 (49.32%)

110 (43.82%)

0.533

Hypoglycemic therapy, n (%)

307 (16.59%)

76 (16.24%)

142 (16.92%)

52 (17.81%)

37 (14.74%)

0.791

Lipid-lowering therapy, n (%)

205 (11.29%)

50 (10.94%)

110 (13.38%)

28 (9.69%)

17 (6.88%)

0.027

ADL impairment, n (%)

203 (10.95%)

40 (8.55%)

67 (7.97%)

41 (13.99%)

55 (21.83%)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviation: MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination; SD standard deviation; BMI body mass index; SBP systolic blood pressure; DBP diastolic blood pressure; FPG fasting plasm glucose; TC total cholesterol; HDL high-density lipoprotein; LDL low-density lipoprotein; TG triglycerides; eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate; CHD coronary heart disease; ADL Activities of Daily Living