Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Characteristic | Descriptive |
|---|---|
| N | 2,235 |
| Age, years | 67.3 (9.7) |
| Female sex | 1,235 (55) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 144.2 (21.7) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 84.7 (10.8) |
| Blood pressure lowering medication | 881 (39) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.3 (3.9) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 231 (10) |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.5 (1.1) |
| High‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.5 (0.4) |
| Smoking status | |
| Never smoker | 715 (32) |
| Past smoker | 1,171 (52) |
| Current smoker | 349 (16) |
| Education | |
| Lower education | 632 (28) |
| Intermediate education | 1,088 (49) |
| Higher education | 515 (23) |
| White matter lesion volume, mLa | 6.8 (9.2) |
| Lacunar infarct | 180 (8) |
| Cerebral microbleed | 377 (17) |
| Right eyes | 94 |
| Axial length, mm | 23.5 (1.1) |
| Retinal nerve fiber layer optic nerve, μm | 96.1 (14.3) |
| Ganglion cell layer macula, μm | 33.9 (5.2) |
Note. Values are presented as mean (standard deviation) or as numbers (percentage).
a
White matter lesion volumes are further natural log‐transformed due their skewed distribution.