Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics | All N=1296 |
No CMB N=1156 |
CMB N=140 |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) at exam closest to MRI | 72±8 | 71±8 | 76±7 |
Men | 46% | 44% | 55% |
Follow up period, years, mean (SD) | 6.7±2.7 | 6.8±2.7 | 5.8±2.8 |
Education No High School degree High School degree Some college College degree |
5% 30% 30% 35% |
5% 29% 31% 35% |
5% 39% 27% 29% |
Vascular risk factors | |||
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 131±19 | 131±19 | 135±21 |
Diastolic Blood pressure, mm Hg | 72±10 | 72±10 | 71±11 |
Hypertension | 64% | 62% | 76% |
Hypertension treatment | 53% | 52% | 67% |
Current smokers | 6% | 6% | 6% |
Diabetes | 13% | 13% | 17% |
Prevalent cardiovascular disease | 20% | 18% | 35% |
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 189±36 | 190±36 | 180±37 |
APOE Status | |||
Any ε4 allele | 21% | 21% | 26% |
MRI | |||
Log-White Matter Hyperintensities volume | −6.7 ± 1.2 | −6.8 ± 1.1 | −6.1 ± 1.3 |
Covert Brain infarcts | 17% | 15% | 31% |
Values are mean (SD) for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables.