Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants
| Patient characteristics | All | MoCA <26 | MoCA ≥26 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 226 | N = 131 | N = 95 | ||
| Age (years) | 54 (13.4) | 56.7 (13.5) | 51.3 (12.8) | <0.01 |
| Gender | 0.02 | |||
| Female | 89 (39.4) | 43 (32.8) | 46 (48.4) | |
| Race | 0.57 | |||
| Caucasian | 165 (73.0) | 93 (71.0) | 72 (75.8) | |
| African American | 43 (19.0) | 28 (21.4) | 15 (15.8) | |
| Other race | 18 (8.0) | 10 (7.6) | 8 (8.4) | |
| Education level | 0.08 | |||
| ≥ College | 130 (57.5) | 69 (52.7) | 61 (64.2) | |
| BMI | 0.65 | |||
| ≥ 30 (kg/m 2 ) | 115 (50.9) | 65 (50) | 50 (52.6) | |
| Blood Pressure | ||||
| Systolic (mmHg) | 139 (18) | 140 (19) | 137 (17) | 0.29 |
| Diastolic (mmHg) | 73 (12) | 72 (12) | 74 (13) | 0.09 |
| Serum hemoglobin (g/dl) | 12.5 (2) | 12.7 (2.1) | 12.1 (1.9) | 0.03 |
| eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 52 (21) | 53 (21) | 51 (22) | 0.38 |
| Time since KT (years) | 3.4 (4.1) | 3.3 (3.6) | 3.6 (4.8) | 0.72a |
| Time on dialysis (years) | 2.3 (2.1) | 2.3 (1.93) | 2.2 (2.3) | 0.16a |
| H/o smoking | 95 (42.0) | 57 (43.5) | 38 (40.0) | 0.60 |
| H/o TIA/stroke | 7 (3.1) | 4 (3.1) | 3 (3.2) | >0.99a |
| H/o diabetes | 84 (37.2) | 49 (37.4) | 35 (36.8) | 0.93 |
| H/o CAD | 42 (21.2) | 26 (19.9) | 16 (16.8) | 0.57 |
| H/o Atrial Fibrillation | 25 (11.1) | 16 (12.2) | 9 (9.5) | 0.52 |
| ESRD secondary to diabetes | 57 (25.2) | 34 (26.0) | 23 (24.2) | 0.77 |
Continuous variables = Mean (Standard deviation), Categorical variables = N (%)
The p-values indicate the comparison between MoCA <26 and MoCA ≥26.
BMI body mass index, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, KT kidney transplant, H/o history of, TIA transient ischemic attack, CAD coronary artery disease
a Nonparametric test