Table 2.

Important characteristics stratified by severity of cognitive impairment and sex.

	Mild Cognitive Impairment*		Dementia*
Characteristic, No (%)	Male (N=4110)	Female (N=4028)	Male (N=7423)	Female (N=8709)
Age over 65	3388 (82.4)	3230 (80.2)	5945 (80.1)	7130 (81.9)
Alcohol abuse	295 (7.2)	108 (2.7)	596 (8.0)	214 (2.5)
Diabetes	663 (16.1)	561 (13.9)	995 (13.4)	1053(12.1)
Family history of dementia	1807 (44.0)	1776 (44.1)	3739 (50.4)	4166 (47.8)
Hypercholesterolemia	2369 (57.6)	2147 (53.3)	3575 (48.2)	3715 (42.7)
Hypertension	2341 (57.0)	2261 (56.1)	3679 (49.6)	4493 (51.6)
Abnormal MMSE	1332 (32.4)	1261 (31.3)	6271 (84.5)	7672 (88.1)
Obese	783 (19.1)	817 (20.3)	1092 (14.7)	1276 (14.7)
Positive APOE ε4	1091 (26.5)	998 (24.8)	2274 (30.6)	2609 (30.0)
Smoking history	1862 (45.3)	1433 (35.6)	2569 (34.6)	1959 (22.5)
Stroke	280 (6.8)	254 (6.3)	558 (7.5)	602 (6.9)

Note:

^*Indicates statistical significance P < 0.05 (Male vs. Female); MMSE=mini-mental status exam; APOE= apolipoprotein E