Table 1.
Baseline (1988-91) Characteristics for Men and Women
| Men (n=693) | Women (n=1022) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age (years) | 73.8 | 9.9 | 73.2 | 9.3 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 94.5 | 9.1 | 79.1 | 10.2 |
| Waist-hip ratio | 0.92 | .05 | 0.79 | .07 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.0 | 3.4 | 24.5 | 4.0 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 135.3 | 19.7 | 135.9 | 20.9 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 77.5 | 9.4 | 74.7 | 8.9 |
| Pulse Pressure | 58.3 | 17.2 | 61.3 | 17.9 |
| Mini-Mental Status Exam | 26.8 | 2.9 | 27.3 | 2.1 |
| Trails B (seconds) | 127.0 | 63.8 | 138.3 | 67.2 |
| Verbal Fluency | 18.5 | 5.4 | 17.5 | 4.8 |
| Buschke Total Correct | 35.2 | 9.7 | 40.0 | 9.1 |
| Buschke Long Term Memory | 27.5 | 12.9 | 34.2 | 12.3 |
| Buschke Short Term Memory | 7.7 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| Heaton Immediate Recall | 10.2 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 3.6 |
| Heaton Delayed Recall | 7.8 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 4.0 |
| Heaton Copying | 15.2 | 2.1 | 15.2 | 2.1 |
| Serial 7s | 4.4 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 1.3 |
| World Backwards | 4.7 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| Blessed | 6.0 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 1.3 |
| % | % | |||
| Hypertension† (%yes) | 62.6 | 63.4 | ||
| Blood pressure medications (%yes) | 41.0 | 43.8 | ||
| Some college or more (% yes) | 77.3 | 61.8 | ||
| Alcohol (≥3 drinks per week) | 54.3 | 39.4 | ||
| Ever smoked (% yes) | 68.4 | 49.2 | ||
| Current ERT use (% yes) | --- | 37.2 | ||
| Exercise (≥3x per week) | 38.7 | 30.3 | ||
| Poor Buschke Long Term (% ≤13) | 1.4 | 0.2 | ||
| Poor MMSE (% ≤24) | 11.4 | 6.0 | ||
| Poor Heaton Immediate (% ≤7) | 3.2 | 1.8 | ||
| Poor Trails B (% ≥132) | 34.2 | 41.4 | ||
| Poor Verbal Fluency (% ≤12) | 12.7 | 14.6 | ||
BP, blood pressure; ERT, estrogen replacement therapy; MMSE, mini-mental status exam;
†
Hypertension= SBP≥140 or DBP ≥90 or use of antihypertensive medications