Table 1.
Baseline Demographic and Health Characteristics in Participants With Baseline Cholesterol Levels (N = 426): Women's Health and Aging Study II.
| Variable | Mean (SD) or % | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 74.5 (2.8) | |
| Education, y | 12.5 (3.3) | |
| African American | 19.0% | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.7 (5.2) | |
| Geriatric Depression Scale 30-item, cont. | 4.1 (3.8) | |
| Geriatric Depression Scale >10 | 6.8% | |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 233.6 (38.7) | |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 56.7 (16.6) | |
| Ever smoke | 45.1% | |
| Minutes moderate exercise per week | 69.1 (61.2) | |
| Systolic blood pressure | 152.6 (21.7) | |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 76.9 (16.2) | |
| Lipid-lowering medication use | 12.7% | |
| Ever diagnosed with: | ||
| Stroke | 5.4% | |
| Diabetes | 7.6% | |
| Myocardial infarction | 8.0% | |
| Angina | 9.9% | |
| Hypertension | 48.6% | |
| Peripheral arterial disease | 3.3% | |
| Heart failure | 1.4% | |
| Cognitive tests* | ||
| Trail Making Test, Part A (TMT-A) | 46.4 (20.3) | |
| Trail Making Test, Part B (TMT-B) | 133.3 (75.9) | |
| MMSE | 28.1 (1.8) | |
| HVLT-R, Immediate recall | 22.7 (4.9) | |
| HVLT-R, Delayed recall | 8.1 (2.7) | |
| Purdue Pegboard | 26.0 (4.5) | |
Notes: *Values for the TMT-A, TMT-B, and Purdue Pegboard are the mean time to completion in seconds; those for the MMSE and HVLT are the mean total score.
SD = standard deviation; BMI = body mass index; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; HVLT-R = Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised.