Table 1.
Baseline characteristics for study subjects with cognitive testing (n = 853) by the presence of the metabolic syndrome
| Variable | With the metabolic syndrome* (n = 112, 13.1%) | Without the metabolic syndrome* (n = 741, 86.9%) | p Value† |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 61.8 ± 8.2 | 60.8 ± 8.9 | .28 |
| Gender | .17 | ||
| Male | 47 (42.0%) | 261 (35.2%) | |
| Female | 65 (58.0%) | 480(64.8%) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | .009 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 64 (57.1%) | 486 (65.6%) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 15 (13.4%) | 83 (11.2%) | |
| Hispanic | 25 (22.3%) | 87 (11.7%) | |
| Asian/Pacific Island/Native American | 8 (7.1%) | 85 (11.5%) | |
| Educational level | .25 | ||
| High school or less | 16 (14.3%) | 80 (10.8%) | |
| Some college | 39 (34.8%) | 210 (28.3%) | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 25 (22.3%) | 192 (25.9%) | |
| Graduate/professional degree | 32 (28.6%) | 259 (34.9%) | |
| Household income | .23 | ||
| Low | 32 (28.6%) | 165 (22.4%) | |
| Medium | 15 (13.4%) | 115 (15.6%) | |
| Moderate | 24 (21.4%) | 140 (19.0%) | |
| High | 41 (36.6%) | 317 (43.0% | |
| Current/Former smoker | 44 (39.3%) | 290 (39.2%) | .98 |
| Body-mass index (kg/m2) | 32.6 ± 5.1 | 26.7 ± 4.7 | <.0001 |
| Blood pressure (mmHg) | |||
| Systolic | 132.4 ± 15.5 | 123.7 ± 16.6 | <.0001 |
| Diastolic | 81.9 ± 10.2 | 77.9 ± 10.0 | <.0001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL)‡ | 221.0 ± 32.9 | 220.7 ± 37.1 | .92 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)‡ | 136.1 ± 29.4 | 137.0 ± 34.5 | .77 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)§ | 46.3 ± 10.6 | 61.5 ± 16.0 | <.0001 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL)§ | 194.5 ± 72.1 | 110.8 ± 57.9 | <.0001 |
| Glucose (mg/dL)|| | 109.3 ± 12.8 | 96.8 ± 9.2 | <.0001 |
| CES-D score‡ | 11.3 ± 9.2 | 11.8 ± 8.6 | .51 |
| Current use of anti-hypertensives | 23 (20.5%) | 102 (13.8%) | .06 |
| Current use of statins | 42 (37.5%) | 120 (16.2%) | <.0001 |
*
Mean ± SD or number (%).
†
p Value for comparison of subjects with the metabolic syndrome to subjects without the metabolic syndrome.
‡
n=851.
§
n=852.
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n=848.