Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

Age, M (SD), y	72.8 (8.8)
Gender, n (%)
Male	23 (34)
Female	45 (66)
Ethnicity, n (%)
Caucasian	63 (93)
Non-Caucasian	5 (7)
Education n (%)
Less than high school	1 (1.5)
High school	21 (30.9)
Some college	15 (22.1)
College graduate	31 (45.6)
Yearly Household Income, median, $	40,398*
Antihypertensive Drug Use n (%)
Present	31 (46)
Absent	37 (54)
Resting NE, M(SD) , pg/ml	404.7 (191.8)
Post-Speech NE, M(SD) , pg/ml	502.3 (203.7)
BMI, M(SD)	25.4 (4.9)
Patient CDR, M(SD)	2.5 (0.9)
Patient Problem Behaviors M(SD)	1.9 (0.5)
Patient ADL M(SD)	10.4 (7.8)
Personal Mastery, M(SD)	18.9 (2.4)

Note. NE=Norepinephrine; BMI=Body Mass Index; CDR=Clinical Dementia Rating; ADL=Activities of Daily Living.

^*10 participants declined to disclose yearly household income information; therefore data is based on 58 participants.