Table 1.
Variable | Mean (SD) or N (%) |
---|---|
Age at Death (years) | 88.5 (5.38) |
Sex (female) | 256 (61.2%) |
White, non-Hispanic (N, %) | 403 (96.3%) |
Education (years) | 13.9 (3.14) |
Last MMSE (max 30) | 22.7 (8.86) |
Dementia (N, %) | 188 (45%) |
Depressive Symptoms (max 10) | 1.6 (1.91) |
Global Parkinsonian sign score (max 100) | 18.6 (14.77) |
Parkinsonian gait (max 100) | 41.5 (23.49) |
Rigidity (max 100) | 11.7 (21.10) |
Bradykinesia (max 100) | 21.4 (20.37) |
Tremor (max 100) | 5.2 (11.67) |
Summary of Self-Report Medical Conditions | 1.7 (1.2) |
Cancer | 180 (43.1%) |
Hypertension | 159 (38.3%) |
Stroke | 108 (25.8%) |
Myocardial Infarction | 102 (24.4%) |
Thyroid | 86 (20.6%) |
Diabetes | 39 ( 9.4%) |
Head Injury | 31 ( 7.4%) |
Cerebrovascular Pathologies | |
Macroscopic Infarcts | N=150 (35.9%) |
Location- Cortical Subcortical |
48 (11.5%) 124 (29.7%) |
Number per case– N (%) | 1–78(18.7%); 2–37(8.9%); 3–18(4.3%); 4–10(2.4%); ≥5– 7 (1.7%) |
Microscopic Infarcts | N=125 (29.9%) |
Location - Cortical Subcortical |
53 (12.7%) 79 (18.9%) |
Number per case – N (%) | 1–77 (18.4%); 2–30 (7.2%); 3–13(3.1%); 4–4(1.9%); ≥5–1 (0.2%); |
Arteriolosclerosis | |
None, Possible or Minimal Mild Moderate Severe |
245 (58.7%) 117 (28.0%) 43 (10.3%) 13 ( 3.1%) |