Table 1.
Sample Characteristics (Total n = 1904).
| % | Range | M (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| b Age at DHS 2, yrs | 26–74 | 50.87 (10.39) | |
| c Education, yrs | 1–20 | 13.59 (2.69) | |
| Female | 58 | ||
| African American | 54 | ||
| White | 33 | ||
| Hispanic | 11 | ||
| Othera | 2 | ||
| MoCA total score (n = 1904) | 7–30 | 23.36 (4.03) | |
| CAC (Agatston units; n = 1414) | 0–7444 | 52.55 (310.4) | |
| % CAC Positive (>10 AU) | 15 | ||
| Abdominal Aortic Plaque (mm2; n = 1284) | 0–588 | 23.12 (59.4) | |
| % Present Plaque | 37 | ||
| Abdominal AWT (mm; n = 1287) | 1–3.47 | 1.68 (0.30) | |
| % Elevated AWT (≥75th percentile) | 25 | ||
| Waist Circumference (cm) | 56–164 | 99.55 (17.04) | |
| Female | 56–162 | 98.03 (18.36) | |
| Male | 69–164 | 101.62 (14.84) | |
| >88 cm for females | 56 | ||
| >102 cm for males | 40 | ||
| Diabetes | 8 | ||
| Hypertension | 30 | ||
| Hypercholesterolemia | 10 | ||
| ApoE4 (1 or 2 alleles) | 32 | ||
| ApoE Status | |||
| E2/E2 | 1 | ||
| E2/E3 | 10 | ||
| E2/E4 | 3 | ||
| E3/E3 | 48 | ||
| E3/E4 | 22 | ||
| E4/E4 | 4 |
Note. DHS = Dallas Heart Study; MoCA = Montreal Cognitive Assessment; CAC = coronary artery calcium; AWT = aortic wall thickness.
a
Excluded from further group analyses due to small sample size; analyses did not differ.
b
Significantly associated with MoCA scores (r = −.20, p < .001).
c
Significantly associated with MoCA scores (r = .43, p < .001).