TABLE 2.

Prevalence of sociodemographic and vascular factors in relation to Interleukin-6 levels and MMSE scores.

	Mean (SD)	Prevalence N (%)	Interleukin-6 Mean (SD)* or regression coefficient (SE)†	MMSE Mean (SD)* or regression coefficient (SE)†
Age	66.7 (8.4)	--	0.01 (0.01)*	−0.002 (0.001)*
Sex	Women	145 (54)	1.1 (1.9)	25.2 (1.2)*
	Men	124 (46)	1.0 (2.2)	26.1 (1.1)
Race-ethnicity	Hispanic	170 (65)	1.3 (1.2)	25.1 (1.2)*
	Black	44 (17)	1.6 (1.5)	26.1 (1.1)
	White (ref)	48 (18)	1.3 (1.4)	27.4 (1.1)
Education	<HS	146 (54)	1.1 (2.0)	24.9 (1.8)*
	≥HS	123 (46)	1.0 (2.1)	27.8 (1.1)
Hypertension	Yes	193 (72)	1.1 (2.0)*	25.4 (1.2)*
	No	76 (28)	0.9 (2.1)	26.3 (1.1)
Diabetes	Yes	59 (22)	1.3 (1.9)*	25.6 (1.2)
	No	210 (78)	1.0 (2.1)	25.7 (1.2)
Current smoker	Yes	40 (15)	1.3 (1.8)*	25.2 (1.2)
	No	229 (85)	1.0 (2.1)	25.7 (1.2)
Cardiac disease	Yes	61 (23)	1.1 (2.0)	24.8 (1.2)*
	No	208 (77)	1.0 (2.0)	25.9 (1.1)
Moderate alcohol use	Yes	84 (31)	0.9 (0.8)*	26.2 (1.2)
	No	183 (69)	1.2 (0.7)	24.9 (1.2)
tHcy umol/L	9.2 (3.4)	--	0.42 (0.14)†	−0.05 (0.03) †
BMI	28 (5)	--	0.03 (0.01)†	−0.002 (0.002)
Carotid IMT	0.86 (0.15)	--	0.02 (0.01)†	0.02 (0.07)

^*P<0.1

tHcy = total homocysteine, regression coefficient (SE)

MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination

BMI = Body mass index

Moderate alcohol use = >1 drink/month to 2 drinks/day