Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants as a Function of Aspiration Status.

	Aspirator N (%)	Non-Aspirator N (%)
Age
61-70	4 (17.4)	14 (26.4)
71-80	8 (34.8)	18 (34.0)
81-90	11(47.8)	21 (39.6)
Gender
Female	8 (34.8)	29 (54.7)
Male	15 (65.2)	24 (45.3)
Race
Caucasian	22 (95.7)	43 (81.1)
African American	1 (4.3)	9 (17.0)
Other (Middle East)	0 (0)	1 (19)
Weight (kg) (M/SD)	81.2 (24.7)	78.0 (18.4)
BMI (M/SD))	26.7 (3.3)	28.0 (5.0)
Total MMSE Score (M/SD)	26.9 (2.3)	27.1 (2.9)
Smoking
Never	9 (39.1)	23 (44.2)
Current	3 (13.0)	2 (3.8)
Former	11 (47.8)	27 (51.9)

Note. Values in parentheses are the percentages BMI = body mass index; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination