Table 2. General characteristics of 880 study participants in case and control group.
| Variables | Case group (n= 430) |
Normal group (n= 450) |
p-values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 81.4±16.1 | 82.3±15.7 | 0.401 |
| Males, N (%) | 246 (57.2) | 268(59.6) | 0.480 |
| Smoke, N (%) | 151 (35.1) | 145(32.2) | 0.364 |
| Alcohol consumption, N (%) | 188 (43.7) | 160 (35.6) | 0.013 |
| WC (cm) | 89.2±19.8 | 87.7±19.4 | 0.257 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.1±8.9 | 24.8±9.1 | 0.621 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 5.8±1.6 | 5.5±1.9 | 0.012 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.4±0.8 | 1.3± 0.7 | 0.048 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 4.6±0.8 | 4.5±0.9 | 0.082 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.21±0.65 | 1.34±0.63 | 0.002 |
| Stroke | 16 (3.72) | 20 (4.44) | 0.255 |
| MMSE (scores) | 15.16±5.51 | 29.12±4.97 | <0.001 |
| Diabetes | 36 (8.37) | 43(9.56) | 0.539 |
| Educational year | 7.5±3.12 | 7.8±3.31 | 0.167 |
Note: Means± standard deviation for age, WC, BMI, FPG, TC, TG, HDL-C and ANP; TC, total cholesterol; HDL, high density lipoprotein; FPG, fast plasma glucose; TG, triglyceride; WC, waist circumference; BMI, body mass index; MMSE, mini-mental state examination;