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. 2018 Apr 9;10(4):464. doi: 10.3390/nu10040464

Table 1.

Characteristics of study participants by cognitive status (n = 1504) a.

Characteristics Cognitive Impairment p Value
No Yes
No. of participants 1214 290
Age (years), mean (SD) 67.8 (6.2) 72.9 (7.7) <0.001
Female 563 (48.4) 152 (54.9) 0.10
Formal education level (years)
0 99 (8.2) 55 (19.0) <0.001
1–6 614 (50.6) 120 (41.4)
>6 501 (41.3) 115 (39.7)
Marital status 1034 (85.2) 223 (76.9) <0.001
Current smoking 282 (23.2) 48 (16. 6) 0.01
Alcohol drinking 188 (15.5) 25 (8.6) 0.002
Lower physical activities 784 (64.6) 216 (74.5) 0.001
Energy intake 1544.2 (719.2) 1318.5 (686.4) <0.001
Stroke 131(10.8) 38 (13.1) 0.26
Hypertension 746 (61.5) 173 (59.7) 0.57
Diabetes 147 (12. 1) 35 (12.1) 0.99
ADL disability 210 (17.4) 115 (35.0) <0.001
Obesity 132 (10.9) 22 (7.6) 0.10
High triglyceride 181 (14.9) 37 (12.8) 0.35
High cholesterol 75 (6.2) 13 (4.5) 0.27

Abbreviations: ADL, activities of daily living; a Data are shown as n (%) for categorical variables, including female, formal education level, marital status, current smoking, alcohol drinking, lower physical activities, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, ADL disability, obesity, high triglyceride, and high cholesterol; and shown as mean (SD) for continuous variables, including age and energy intake.