Table 1.

Participant demographics by cognitive status.

	CDR=0	CDR=0.5
	N=94	N=58
Age (yrs)	77±7	79±7
Education (yrs)	16±3	16±3
MMSE	29.0±1.3	27.6±2.3*
% men	50	62
% stroke history	19	31
% radiologically identified brain infarcts	19	33
% myocardial infarction	12	16
% coronary artery bypass or angioplasty	17	17
% carotid endarterectomy	2	5
% coronary, carotid or other artery stent	12	17
% taking medication to reduce blood pressure	76	67
% taking medication to reduce cholesterol	64	67
apoE4 allele (pos, neg)	17, 55	6, 24
%apoE4 allele	24	20
FCRP (% risk)	12 ± 7	14 ± 8
CIMT (mm)	0.92 ± 0.14	0.95 ± 0.14

^*p<0.05

continuous variables are summarized as mean ± SD

continuous variables compared with t-test, proportions compared with Fisher’s exact test

CDR=clinical dementia rating; MMSE=mini-mental status examination; apoE4=apolipoprotein E epsilon 4; FCRP=Framingham cardiovascular risk profile; CIMT=common carotid artery intima-media thickness