Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics
| CAD controls | VaMCI | Sig | |||||
| (n = 89) | (n = 29) | ||||||
| Demographics | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | F / x2 | df | p |
| Male (%) | 83.1 | 89.7 | 0.717 | 1 | 0.397 | ||
| Age | 63.7 | 6.2 | 63.2 | 7.0 | 0.165 | 1 | 0.685 |
| BMI | 29.1 | 5.3 | 29.3 | 4.7 | 0.005 | 1 | 0.886 |
| Total years of education | 17.0 | 3.1 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 17.094 | 1 | <0.001 |
| Cholesterol | 3.5 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.003 | 1 | 0.991 |
| Triglycerides | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.006 | 1 | 0.889 |
| VO2 peak | 21.6 | 5.6 | 19.0 | 5.3 | 4.854 | 1 | 0.035 |
| Vascular Risk Factors (%) | |||||||
| Smoking history | 59.6 | 62.1 | 0.058 | 1 | 0.81 | ||
| Hypertension | 59.1 | 69.0 | 0.899 | 1 | 0.343 | ||
| Hyperlipidemia | 100 | 100 | |||||
| Diabetes | 16.9 | 17.2 | 0.002 | 1 | 0.961 | ||
| BMI >30 kg/m2 | 33.7 | 41.4 | 0.562 | 1 | 0.454 | ||
| Waist circumference* | 40.4 | 41.4 | 0.008 | 1 | 0.929 | ||
| Total # of vascular risk factors | 3.1 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.444 | 1 | 0.501 |
| *Waist circumference >102 cm for male and >88 cm for female, denoting obesity. | |||||||
| Cognitive Performance | |||||||
| Verbal Memory | 3.07 | 2.94 | 0.54 | 2.84 | 15.635 | 3 | <0.001 |
| Visuospatial Function | 0.89 | 1.86 | –1.22 | 2.4 | 25.197 | 3 | <0.001 |
| Processing Speed | 0.49 | 1.27 | –1.23 | 1.17 | 40.213 | 3 | <0.001 |
| Executive Function | 0.66 | 1.61 | –2.66 | 1.38 | 96.283 | 3 | <0.001 |