Table 1.

Characteristics of the two strategy groups identified using the strategy Likert scale

Strategy group	Age	Gender (M/F)	IQ Full WAIS	Trig (mg/dL)	Total Chol (mg/dL)	HDL (mg/dL)	LDL (mg/dL)	A1c (%)	BP (Sys/Dia) (mm Hg)
Verbal	21.9 (1.9)	5/11	109.1 (9.4)	84.3 (30.4)	161.6 (31.8)	52.3 (16.2)	92.3 (27.0)	5.4 (0.4)	110.2/67.6 (11.4/8.1)
Spatial	21.4 (2.2)	5/4	104.8 (8.2)	98.6 (52.2)	154.3 (27.4)	43.3 (15.9)	91.3 (22.7)	5.5 (0.3)	114.0/68.2 (9.9/8.1)

Means and standard deviations are shown. IQ is based on full scale score of WAIS‐IV. There were no significant differences between groups on any of these variables. Trig = triglycerides (<150 is normal); Total Chol = total cholesterol (<200 is desirable); HDL = high density lipoprotein (>60 is ideal); LDL = low density lipoprotein (<100 is optimal); A1c = average blood glucose level across 3 months (<6.0 is normal); BP = blood pressure (<120 systolic/<80 diastolic is normal). All blood tests were conducted after 12 h fasting. Some young in both groups had lower HDL than ideal and 1 young from each group had higher systolic BP levels than normal.