Table 1.

Sample descriptors for healthy and vascular risk (VR) participants

Descriptor\group	Healthy	VR	P
N	55	32
Age at baseline (years)	51.11 (20–77)	59.75 (38–77)	0.03
Delay between baseline and follow-up	5.23 (5–6)	5.31 (5.0–6.0)	0.19
Education (years)	16.12 (12–21)	15.93 (12–21)	0.76
Percent of male participants	43	25	0.08
Blessed score at baseline	29.03 (25–31)	28.51 (25–31)	0.15
Blessed score at follow-up	28.91 (25–31)	28.59 (25–31)	0.29
Mini-mental state examination score	28.82 (26–30)	28.91 (27–30)	0.72
Blood pressure, systolic (mm Hg)	121.84 (98–155)	134.44 (112–178)	<0.00001
Blood pressure, diastolic (mm Hg)	76.78 (64–97)	82.61 (69–104)	<0.003

Note: Numbers in the second and third column represent means, unless otherwise indicated, with the range in parentheses; P values refer to independent sample t-tests.