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. 2016 Jan 15;20(10):1002–1009. doi: 10.1007/s12603-016-0687-0

Table 2.

Descriptions of the study sample by cognitive status 5 years after baseline

Characteristics Normal cognition (N=885) Neurocognitive disorder (N=72) P
MMSE1 total score at baseline, mean (SD) 28.5 (1.31) 28.1 (1.42) 0.02
MMSE total score at 5 year follow-up 28.8 (1.43) 25.7 (3.57) <0.001
Age, mean (SD) 64.2 (6.50) 69.0 (8.47) <0.001
Female (%) 550 (62.1) 40 (55.6) 0.27
Education: Primary and below (%) 369 (41.8) 41 (56.9) 0.013
Current and ex-smoker (%) 127 (14.4) 14 (19.4) 0.24
Current alcohol drinker (%) 111 (12.6) 5 (6.9) 0.16
Body Mass Index2 23.5 (3.50) 23.6 (2.86) 0.84
Hypertension3 (%) 445 (50.3) 39 (54.2) 0.53
Diabetes mellitus4 (%) 112 (13.8) 9 (12.5) 0.76
Heart disease (%) 37 (4.2) 8 (11.4) 0.006
History of stroke (%) 27 (3.1) 1 (1.4) 0.43
APOE ɛ4 carrier (%) 166 (19.9) 11 (16.7) 0.52
Depression5 (%) 86 (9.7) 14 (19.4) 0.009
Physical activities score, mean (SD) 2.73 (1.99) 2.50 (1.96) 0.35
Social and productive activities score, mean (SD) 7.61 (3.50) 6.40 (3.19) 0.004
Eat a lot of vegetable and fruits6 (%) 829 (94.1) 68 (94.4) 0.9
Eat a lot of fsh (%)7 768 (89.1) 61 (91.5) 0.52
Coffee daily (%) 562 (63.6) 52 (72.7) 0.14
Tea consumption (%) 621 (70.2) 39 (54.2) 0.005
No tea intake 264 (29.8) 33 (45.8) 0.015
Low tea intake 161 (18.2) 15 (20.8)
Medium tea intake 249 (28.1) 12 (16.7)
High Tea intake 211 (23.8) 12 (16.7)

1. Mini-Mental State Examination; 2. Weight (kg)/height (m) 2; 3. Defned as systolic blood pressure of >140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure of >90 mm Hg or a history of treatment for hypertension; 4. Defned as a fasting blood glucose concentration of ≥7.0 mmol/L or a history of treatment for diabetes mellitus; 5. Defned as Geriatric Depression Scale total score ≥5; 6. At least one serving everyday; 7. At least 3 times a week; P values were calculated using student t test for continuous variables and chi-squared test for categorical variables.