Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of the Sample

	Overall sample (N= 4,262)		Normal at Follow-up (N= 3,886)		Dementia at follow up (N= 376)
Variables	M/%	SD	M/%	SD	M/%	SD
Age (Years)	76	7.2	75.5	7.0	81.1	7.7
Sex (% Men)	42%	–	42%	–	41%	–
Race (% White)	74%	–	75%	–	68%	–
Education	5.4	2.2	5.5	2.2	4.7	2.3
Baseline Cognition	0.1	2.1	0.2	2.0	−1.7	2.0
Depression	1.4	0.6	1.4	0.6	1.6	0.8
Diabetes	24%	–	23%	–	28%	–
High blood pressure	67%	–	67%	–	71%	–
Smoking	8%	–	8%	–	6%	–
Physical activity	42%	–	43%	–	30%	–
Subjective age	−0.16	0.16	−0.17	0.16	−0.14	0.16