Table 1.

Demographic, Independent, and Dependent Statistics for 1,355 Participants at Baseline (1998)

	Mean (SD)
Age	84.8 (4.1)
Years of education	10.86 (3.52)
Ethnic distribution
White	79.5%
Black	14.3%
Hispanic	5.2%
Other	1%
CVB (total count: 0–4)	1.31 (0.92)
TICS	18.14 (6.16)
CES-D	2.12 (2.00)
CES-D score: 0–2	876 (64.6%)
CES-D score: 3–4	281 (20.7%)
CES-D score 5+	198 (14.6%)

Notes. CVB = cerebrovascular burden; SD = standard deviation; TICS = Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status; CES-D score= Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression score.