Table 1 Baseline and one-year characteristics of GEMS participants included in analyses (n = 2776)

Measured at Baseline

Age (years)

78.5 (3.2)

Gender- Female

1256 (45%)

Race – White

2650 (96%)

Treatment- Ginkgo

1411 (51%)

Education (years)

14.5 (3.1)

History of Heart Attack^a

255 (9%)

History of Stroke^a

73 (3%)

History of Cancer^a

518 (19%)

Measured at one-year visit ^a

MCI

377 (14%)

Polypharmacy-yes

770 (30%)

Gait speed (m/s)

0.93 (0.20)

Change in gait speed (m/s)

0.014 m/s slower (0.21)

All falls

490 (19%)

Multiple falls

132 (5%)