Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the 8,519 participants.
| Characteristic | Descriptive |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), years | 66.0 (10.4) |
| Women, No. (%) | 4,921 (57.8) |
| Body mass index, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 27.7 (4.3) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD), mm Hg | 142.7 (22.1) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mean (SD), mm Hg | 81.0 (11.1) |
| Blood pressure-lowering drugs, No. (%) | 3,156 (37.0) |
| Diabetes mellitus type 2, No. (%) | 1,068 (12.5) |
| Total cholesterol, mean (SD), mmol/L | 5.6 (1.0) |
| High-density lipoprotein, mean (SD), mmol/L | 1.4 (0.4) |
| Lipid-lowering drugs, No. (%) | 1,832 (21.5) |
| Smoking, No. (%) | |
| Current | 1,650 (19.4) |
| Former | 4,291 (50.3) |
| Never | 2,578 (30.3) |
| Alcohol, mean (SD), g/day | 10.6 (12.8) |
| Education, No. (%) | |
| Primary | 942 (11.1) |
| Low/intermediate | 3,456 (40.6) |
| Intermediate | 2,490 (29.2) |
| Higher | 1,631 (19.1) |
| Apolipoprotein (ApoE) ε4 carrier* | 2,302 (27.0) |
No = number; SD = standard deviation. *The apolipoprotein ε4 carriership measurement was missing in 314 participants (3.7%).