Table 1.
Demographic data
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Groups |
Statistics |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC (n = 33) | CVC (n = 101) | LLD (n = 34) | LLD + CVC (n = 49) | F ( p value) | Post hoc | |
| Age (years) |
81.41 ± 3.89 |
81.02 ± 4.22 |
80.53 ± 3.28 |
81.80 ± 4.67 |
0.83 (0.48) |
- |
| Education (years) |
5.23 ± 4.01 |
5.93 ± 5.14 |
4.79 ± 3.98 |
3.53 ± 3.98 |
2.15 (0.10) |
- |
| MMSE score |
24.73 ± 3.03 |
24.78 ± 2.55 |
24.35 ± 2.57 |
23.72 ± 3.16 |
0.86 (0.46) |
- |
| GDS | 2.25 ± 1.87 | 2.44 ± 1.31 | 7.47 ± 1.81 | 6.83 ± 2.60 | 143.08 (<0.0005) | LLD, LLD + CVC > HC, CVC (p < 0.0005) |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). HC, older elderly healthy controls; CVC, older elderly men with cardiovascular comorbidities; LLD, older elderly men with late-life depression; LLD + CVC, older elderly men with late-life depression and cardiovascular comorbidities; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale.