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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2018 Jan 18;31(6):1025–1042. doi: 10.1177/0898264317751946

Table 1.

Characteristics of the Study Population by Cognitive Status.

No cognitive impairment
Mild cognitive impairment
Moderate/severe cognitive impairment
Characteristics n % n % n %
Total subjects 7,617 636 1,438
Age categories
 50-64 1,269 16.7   24   3.8      34   2.4
 65-74 2,014 26.4   91 14.3    163 11.3
 75-84 2,725 35.8 244 38.3    465 32.4
 85+ 1,609 21.1 277 43.6    776 54.0
Sex
 Male 3,678 48.3 268 42.1    552 38.4
 Female 3,939 51.7 368 57.9    886 61.6
Race
 White 6,048 79.4 426 67.0    999 69.5
 Black 1,050 13.8 141 22.2    289 20.1
 Hispanic    419   5.5   58   9.1    123   8.6
 Other    100   1.3   11   1.7      27   1.9
Marital status
 Married 3,763 49.4 237 37.3    501 34.8
 Not married 3,854 50.6 399 62.7    937 65.2
Years of education
 Less than high school 2,774 36.4 397 62.4    772 53.7
 High school 2,510 33.0 141 22.2    355 24.7
 College 2,333 30.6   98 15.4    311 21.6
Smoke
 Never 2,524 33.1 302 47.5    697 48.5
 Former 3,826 50.2 276 43.4    651 45.3
 Current 1,267 16.6   58   9.1      90   6.3
Alcohol use
 None 5,778 76.0 560 88.1 1,307 91.0
 Moderate 1,476 19.4   69 10.8    111   7.7
 Heavy    344   4.5    7   1.1     18   1.3
Body mass index
 Not obese 6,214 81.6 565 88.8 1,275 88.7
 Obese 1,403 18.4   71 11.2    163 11.3
Proxy respondent
 No 7,444 97.7 433 68.1    420 29.2
 Yes    173   2.3 203 31.9 1,018 70.8