Table 1 Demographic characteristics of cognitively normal versus mild cognitive impairment
Demographics Characteristics | Cognitively normal;mean ± SD or n (%) | MCI;mean ± SD or n (%) | P-values |
|---|---|---|---|
Sample Size | 562 (78.5) | 154 (21.5) | Â |
Age (in years) | 67.94 ± 5.65 | 68.27 ± 7.03 | 0.591 |
Sex | |||
Women | 378 (67.3) | 95 (61.7) | 0.212 |
Men | 184 (32.7) | 59 (38.3) | |
Years of formal education | 13.21 ± 4.20 | 12.47 ± 4.40 | 0.065 |
Depressive symptoms | 0.95 ± 1.63 | 1.57 ± 2.56 | 0.005** |
Anxiety symptoms | 1.12 ± 2.44 | 1.60 ±  3.44 | 0.105 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.74 ± 3.76 | 23.80 ± 3.84 | 0.853 |
Total number of prescription medicine | 2.12 ± 2.72 | 2.02 ± 2.43 | 0.694 |
Total number of morbidities | 2.30 ± 1.60 | 2.34 ± 1.77 | 0.773 |
Physical activity levels (MET) | 4354.21 ± 5594.17 | 4294.93 ± 3957.51 | 0.903 |
Smoking status | |||
Yes | 8 (1.4) | 5 (3.2) | 0.167 |
No | 553 (98.6) | 149 (96.8) | |
Alcohol consumption | |||
Yes | 115 (20.5) | 27 (17.5) | 0.428 |
No | 446 (79.5) | 127 (82.5) | |