Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of the controls and Alzheimer’s Disease cases.

Baseline Characteristics	Controls (N=302)	Cases (N=153)	Pvalue
Age	87.2+3.0	78.2+6.4	<0.001
Female gender	198 (65.6%)	92 (60.1%)	0.25
Ever Smoked	116 (38.4%)	74 (49.3%)	0.03
BMI at age 50	25.9+4.0	27.7+5.1	0.19
Obese (BMI>30) at age 50	100 (52.9%)	49 (55.7%)	0.67
Total cholesterol	259.0+43.3	259.3+47.1	0.82*
Statin use	146 (48.3%)	74 (51.6%)	0.51
LDL cholesterol	167.6+41.1	169.3+43.9	0.50*
HDL cholesterol	62.9+17.0	59.5+16.8	0.08*
Triglycerides	203.4+112.5	234.8+199.3	0.67*
C-reactive protein	2.6+4.5	2.3+3.2	0.66*
Diastolic blood pressure	84.3+10.1	79.3+9.6	<0.001*
Systolic blood pressure	165.2+21.0	152.9+22.9	<0.001*
Pulse pressure	81.0+18.7	73.7+19.3	0.004

* Mann-Whitney U-test. BMI, body mass index. LDL, low-density lipoprotein. HDL, high-density lipoprotein.