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Table 1 Participant characteristics by T2DM status at first cognitive assessment (5-year follow up of ESTHER cohort, 2005–2007)

From: Type 2 diabetes mellitus and cognitive decline in older adults in Germany – results from a population-based cohort

 

T2DM

T2DM-free

N (%)

143 (19.5)

589 (80.5)

Age in years, Mean (SD)

74.3 (2.8)

73.7 (2.7)

Sex (N, %)

 Female

75 (52.4)

339 (57.6)

 Male

68 (47.6)

250 (42.4)

School education, N (%)

  ≤ 9 years

99 (69.2)

379 (64.4)

  > 9 years

44 (30.8)

210 (35.6)

BMIa, kg/m.2, N (%)

  ≤ 25

24 (16.8)

190 (32.3)

 25–30

65 (45.4)

297 (50.4)

  > 30

54 (37.8)

102 (17.3)

APOE e4 carrier, N (%)

 Yes

35 (24.5)

157 (26.7)

 No

108 (75.5)

432 (73.3)

HbA1c in %b, Mean (SD)

6.6 (0.9)

5.6 (0.4)

History of stroke, N (%)

 Yes

17 (11.9)

29 (4.9)

 No

126 (88.1)

560 (95.1)

History of hypertension, N (%)

 Yes

110 (76.9)

382 (64.9)

 No

33 (23.1)

207 (35.1)

History of CHD, N (%)

 Yes

44 (30.8)

130 (22.1)

 No

99 (69.2)

459 (77.9)

History of depression, N (%)

 Yes

15 (10.5)

89 (15.1)

 No

128 (89.5)

500 (84.9)

Smoking, N (%)

 Never

86 (60.1)

361 (61.3)

 Former

50 (35.0)

197 (33.5)

 Current

7 (4.9)

31 (5.3)

Alcohol consumptionc, N (%)

 None

56 (39.2)

173 (29.4)

 Low-to-moderate

67 (46.8)

270 (45.8)

 High

20 (14.0)

146 (24.8)

Sleeping disorder, N (%)

 Never

30 (21.0)

152 (25.8)

 Rarely

36 (25.2)

128 (21.7)

 Sometimes

48 (33.5)

187 (31.8)

 Most of the time

19 (13.3)

93 (15.8)

 Always

10 (7.0)

29 (4.9)

Hearing impairment, N (%)

 Yes

10 (7.0)

36 (6.1)

 No

133 (93.0)

553 (93.9)

  1. CHD Coronary heart disease, BMI Body mass index
  2. aBMI < 25: underweight and normal range, 25 ≤ BMI < 30: overweight, BMI ≥ 30: obesity
  3. bMeasured at ESTHER baseline
  4. cLow-to-moderate: Women > 0 to 70 g/week, Men: > 0 to 140 g/week; High: Women ≥ 70 g/week, Men ≥ 140 g/week