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Demographic characteristics by study cohort
| MARS n = 453 |
MAP n = 1,371 |
ROS n = 1,030 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age (SD) | 73.6 (6.3) | 80.1 (7.2) | 75.1 (7.2) |
| Mean education (SD) | 14.8 (3.4) | 14.7 (2.9) | 18.3 (3.2) |
| % female | 74 | 74.5 | 69.3 |
| % African American | 100 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Mean MMSEa (SD) | 27.8 (2.4) | 27.9 (2.1) | 28.5 (1.6) |
Mini-Mental State Examination.
MARS, Minority Aging Research Study; MAP, Rush Memory and Aging Project; ROS, Religious Orders Study.
