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Table 4 Characteristics of study population

From: Systematic examination of methodological inconsistency in operationalizing cognitive reserve and its impact on identifying predictors of late-life cognition

Variable

M(SD) or N(%)

Age at study entry, M(SD)

79.5 (6.51)

Follow-up years, M(SD)

8.1 (4.63)

Sex, N(%)

 Male

321 (23.50%)

 Female

1045 (76.50%)

Race and ethnicity, N(%)

 Hispanic

61 (4.47%)

 Non-Hispanic Black

50 (3.66%)

 Non-Hispanic White

1247 (91.29%)

 Non-Hispanic Other

8 (0.59%)

Smoking status, N(%)

 Never

804 (58.86%)

 Former

526 (38.50%)

 Current

36 (2.64%)

ApoE4 copies, N(%)

 0

909 (79.32%)

 1

224 (19.55%)

 2

13 (1.13%)

Married, N(%)

510 (37.34%)

Retired, N(%)

1207 (88.36%)

Category of main occupation, N(%)

 Operative and service workers

123 (9.69%)

 Managerial

675 (53.19%)

 Professional

471 (37.12%)

Years of education, M(SD)

15.0 (3.25)

Mini-Mental State Examination Score, M(SD)

28.5 (1.52)