Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population by gender
| Women | Men | p | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 164 | 127 | NS | 291 |
| Time between surveys (days) | 13.9 (68.5) | 17.6 (70.2) | NS | 15.5 (69.1) |
| Age (years) | 51.0 (8.1) | 50.3 (8.0) | NS | 50.7 (8.0) |
| 40 years (n) | 46 | 38 | NS | 84 |
| 50 years (n) | 55 | 47 | NS | 102 |
| 60 years (n) | 63 | 42 | NS | 105 |
| fP-glucose (mmol/L) | 5.2 (0.54) | 5.3 (0.56) | NS | 5.3 (0.55) |
| 2hP-glucose (mmol/L) | 6.8 (1.26) | 6.4 (1.48) | 0.007 | 6.6 (1.37) |
| fP-insulin (pmol/L) | 54.9 (61.51) | 47.6 (24.58) | NS | 51.7 (49.00) |
| HOMA-IR | 1.03 (1,11) | 0.90 (0.47) | NS | 0.97 (0.89) |
| Hypertension (%) | 27 | 39 | 0.023 | 32 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.9 (1.29) | 5.9 (1.18) | NS | 5.9 (1.24) |
| BMI | 25 (4.2) | 26 (3.0) | NS | 26 (3.7) |
| Educational level (years) | 12 (3.8) | 12 (3.9) | NS | 12 (3.9) |
| Smoking (%) | 20 | 26 | NS | 23 |
| Cardiovascular disease (%) | 27 | 20 | NS | 24 |
| Exercise group (high) (%) | 35 | 31 | NS | 33 |
| Episodic memory (score) | 7.29 (1.39) | 6.62 (1.30) | <0.001 | 7.00 (1.39) |
| 40 years | 7.92 (1.41) | 6.69 (1.20) | <0.001 | 7.36 (1.45) |
| 50 years | 7.39 (1.25) | 6.75 (1.43) | 0.019 | 7.09 (1.36) |
| 60 years | 6.75 (1.30) | 6.42 (1.25) | NS | 6.62 (1.29) |
| Semantic memory (score) | 15.96 (2.82) | 15.20 (3.03) | 0.028 | 15.6 (2.94) |
| 40 years | 16.86 (2.10) | 15.56 (2.07) | 0.005 | 16.27 (2.17) |
| 50 years | 15.86 (3.07) | 15.67 (2.90) | NS | 15.77 (2.98) |
| 60 years | 15.39 (2.93) | 14.33 (3.72) | NS | 14.96 (3.30) |
Data are shown as numbers (n), proportions (%), or mean values with the standard deviation in parentheses. P-values are given for differences between genders. NS means not significant. HOMA-IR is a calculated value for insulin resistance.