Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the 193 individuals
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Women, n (%) | 142 (73.6) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 85.2 (3.3) |
| Years of education, mean (SD) | 7.3 (2.2) |
| Lipids | |
| TG, mg/dL, mean (SD) <median, interquartile range> |
110.6 (53.3) <99, 74-131> |
| TC, mg/dL, mean (SD) <median, interquartile range> |
202.3 (30.2) <202, 180-220> |
| HDL-C, mg/dL, mean (SD) <median, interquartile range> |
60.0 (11.9) <59, 52-67> |
| LDL-C, mg/dL, mean (SD) | 120.2 (26.4) |
| Non- HDL-C, mg/dL, mean (SD) | 142.3 (29.5) |
| TC/HDL-C ratio, mean (SD) | 3.5 (0.8) |
| LDL-C/HDL-C ratio, mean (SD) | 2.1 (0.6) |
| TG/HDL-C ratio, mean (SD) | 2.0 (1.3) |
| Use of lipid-lowering drugs, n (%) | 44 (22.8) |
| Use of lipophilic statins, n (%) | 18 (9.4) |
| Use of statins (lipophilic and hydrophilic) | 39 (20.4) |
| Others | |
| History of stroke, n (%) | 14 (7.3) |
| History of heart diseases, n (%) | 18 (9.6) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 149 (77.2) |
| Type 2 diabetes, n (%) | 25 (13.0) |
| Currently smoking, n (%) | 8 (4.2) |
| Currently drinking alcohol, n (%) | 25 (13.0) |
| Cognitive tests | |
| Japanese version of Mini-Mental State Examination (J-MMSE), mean (SD) | 23.3 (4.0) |
| Verbal Fluency Initial Letter (VFL), mean (SD) | 6.1 (2.9) |
| Scenery Picture Memory Test (SPMT), mean (SD) | 7.0 (2.9) |
SD = standard deviation, TG = triglyceride, TC = total cholesterol, HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol