Table 1.

Sample Characteristics by Sex (N = 781)

	Men, n = 307	Women, n = 474	p Value
Age in 1986, mean (SD)	59.6 (10.2)	61.6 (11.2)	.007
Midlife BMI, mean (SD)	24.2 (2.6)	23.3 (3.3)	.000
CVDs*, mean (SD)	2.0 (0.1)	1.9 (0.1)	.288
Low education (≤6 y), n (%)	131 (47.1)	147 (52.9)	.281
Alcohol abstainers, n (%)	23 (7.1)	113 (23.3)	.000
Present/ex-smoker, n (%)	245 (75.9)	207 (42.6)	.000
Cognitive ability† at IPT 1 (n = 574), mean (SD)	50.9 (10.7)	49.4 (9.7)	.085

Notes: BMI = body mass index; IPT = in-person testing.

^*CVDs, cardiovascular diseases—including self-reported heart attack, angina pectoris, heart insufficiency, high blood pressure, thrombosis, stroke, and diabetes during the study period.

^†First principal component.