Table 1.

Distribution of Variables at Baseline and Outcomes in All Subjects and Subjects Divided into Three CRP Groups

Variable		C-reactive Protein (CRP) Levels
		Undetectable	Detectable	Elevated
	All subjects	< 0.5 mg/dL	0.5-0.7 mg/dL	≥ 0.8 mg/dL
	N = 227	N = 80	N = 81	N = 66
	% (#)	%	%	%	p-value
Demographics
Female	62 (141)	61	65	59	0.719
Have APOE4 allele	20 (45)	21	23	14	0.307
Education level
≤ High school graduate	26 (59)	20	27	32	0.060
Some college to college graduate	49 (111)	44	54	49
Post-graduate education	25 (57)	36	19	19
Lifestyle
Smoke	1 (3)	3	1	0	0.411
Drink alcohol	67 (152)	69	69	62	0.739
Use estrogen (women only)	6 (14)	4	9	6	0.422
Medical history
					0.041
Hypertension	51 (116)	40	57	59	*
					0.001
Coronary Artery Disease	14 (32)	12	25	5	*
Myocardial Infaction	14 (31)	14	11	17	0.639
Atrial fibrillation/arrythmias	29 (66)	24	31	35	0.378
Heart Valve Disease	6 (14)	5	9	5	0.517
Congestive Heart Failure	8 (18)	4	9	12	0.190
Stroke	7 (17)	10	7	5	0.447
Transient Ischemic Attack	15 (33)	13	12	22	0.203
High Cholesterol	29 (66)	26	34	30	0.534
Diabetes	4 (10)	4	6	3	0.618
Rheumatoid Arthritis	8 (18)	11	4	11	0.202
Osteoarthritis	41 (88)	41	42	40	0.982
Cognitive diagnosis
Normal	56 (127)	54	57	58	0.882
CIND	44 (100)	46	43	42
Outcomes
All-cause Dementia	36 (82)	39	32	38	0.639
All-cause Mortality	48 (108)	38	53	53	0.081

^*p < 0.05 level

APOE4 = apolipoprotein E4; CIND = Cognitively Impaired Not Demented