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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Rural Health. 2009 Summer;25(3):320–325. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00237.x

Table 2.

Medical conditions and risk factors for dementia

Medical Condition or Risk Factor Combined Gender n (%)
Heart Disease 20 (65%)*
 CAD/Angina 6 (19%)
 Cardiac Arrhythmia 12 (39%)
 Myocardial infarction 5 (16%)
Hypertension 17(63%)*
Cerebrovascular Disease 23 (74%)*
 Stroke 9 (29%)
 TIAs 9 (29%)
Non-skin Cancer 7 (23%)
Diabetes 3 (10%)
Parkinson’s disease 0
Alcohol Use
 currently use weekly 1
 ever use weekly 4 (13%)
Tobacco Use
 currently smoke 0
 ever smoke > 100 cigarettes 5 (16%)
APOE genotype (n=21)
APOE ε4-ε4 0
APOE ε4-ε3 1 (5%)
APOE ε4-ε2 1 (5%)
APOE ε3-ε3 15 (70%)
APOE ε2-ε3 4 (20%)
APOE ε2-ε2 0
*

numbers in clear rows represent overall rates; specific Conditions are given in italics in shaded rows; individuals may have >1 specific condition, but are tabulated only once in the general category.