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Published in final edited form as: Lancet Neurol. 2019 Nov 6;19(1):61–70. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30393-X

Table 1:

Description of participants in 6 prospective cohort studies for meta-analysis of anti-hypertension medications and incident dementia

Cohort Studies
Characteristics AGES-Reykjavik ARIC FHS HAAS RS 3C
Sample size, No. 4163 5603 2379 2646 7240 8236
Women (n,%) 2467(59.3) 2762 (49) 1275(53.6) 0 4166 (57.5) 5052 (61.3)
Race/ethnicity (n,%)
 White 4163 5603 1961(99.7) 0 7240 (99.7) NA
 Black 0 0 6(0.3) 0 25 (0.3) NA
 Japanese/Asian 0 0 0 2646 0 NA
Education (n,%)
 Primary 866(21.7) 1283 (23) 132(5.7) 1330(50.2) 849 (11.9) 2046 (24.8)
 Secondary 2005(50.3) 2437 (44) 1445(62.6) 769(29.1) 3100 (43.3) 2959 (35.9)
 College 649(16.3) 1460 (26) 731(31.7) 278(10.5) 2047 (28.6) 1655 (20.1)
 University 469(11.8) 419 (7) N/A 269(10.2) 1165 (16.3) 1576 (19.1)
Age mean (SD),y 76.2(5.5) 59.42 (2.90) 65.8(7.1) 76.9(4.1) 68.9 (8.7) 74.0 (5.4)
Age group, y (n,%)
 55–64 NA 5531 (99) 1173(49.3) NA 2790 (38.5) NA
 65–74 1780(42.8) 72 (1) 914(38.4) 905(34.2) 2565 (35.4) 4724 (57.4)
 75–84 2076(49.9) NA 283(11.9) 1572(59.4) 1593 (22.0) 3123 (37.9)
 ≥85 307(7.4) NA 9(0.4) 169(6.4) 292 (4.0) 389 (4.7)
Depressive symptoms (n,%) 273(6.9) 198(8.5) 231(8.7) 661(9.5) 1077 (13.1)
SBP mean (SD), mmHg 142.2(20.4) 122.63 (17.68) 130.2(19.1) 149.5(22.0) 145.6 (21.8) 146.5 (21.7)
DBP mean (SD), +C13:I25mmHg 73.9 (9.6) 71.49 (10.13) 73.5(9.9) 80.6(10.7) 80.7 (11.1) 82.3 (11.3)
BP group (n,%)
 Normal BP 2026 (48.7) 4648 (83) 1686(70.9) 898 (33.9) 2870 (39.6) 3125 (37.9
 High BP 2137 (51.3) 955 (17) 693(29.1) 1748 (66.1) 4370 (60.4) 5111 (62.1)
Antihypertensive med use (n,%) 2585(62.2) 1821 (33) 958(40.3) 1092 (41.3) 3061 (42.3) 4138 (50.2)
 ACEI w/wo others 531 (12.8) 212 (4) 388(16.3) 227 (8.6) 2638 (20.1) 1136 (13.8)
 ARBs w/wo others 504(14.5) 0 (0) 77(3.2) 0 NA 987 (12.0)
 BBs w/wo others 1426(34.3) 774 (14) 411(17.3) 306 (11.6) 1638 (22.6) 1387 (16.8)
 CCBs w/wo others 658(15.8) 252 (4) 292(12.3) 498 (18.8) 697 (9.6) 1090 (13.2)
 Diuretics w/wo others 1554(37.3) 1011 (18) 349(14.7) 368 (13.9) 1036 (14.3) 506 (6.1)
Use of ≥2 AHM 1504(36.1) 505 (9) 469(19.7) 364 (13.8) 1353 (18.7) 1502 (18.2)
ApoEε4 (n,%) 1158(27.9) 1491 (28) 524(22.5) 462 (17.6) 1857 (27.4) 1577 (19.1)
BMI, mean (SD) 27.1(4.3) 27.08 (4.65) 28.2(5.2) 23.7(3.0) 27.7 (4.2) 25.7 (4.0)
Diabetes (n,%) 487(11.7) 651 (12) 343(15.4) 592(22.4) 874 (12.1) 638 (7.7)
eGFR, mean (SD) 69.0(16.9) 94.93 (12.36) 79.5(15.8) NA 78.4 (14.6) 117.2 (41.3)
Smoking (n,%)
 Never 1853(45.3) 2171 (39) 807(33.9) 899(35.2) 2117 (29.6) 5070 (61.6)
 Former 1782(43.4) 2158 (39) 1312(55.2) 1495(58.5) 3762 (52.0) 2721 (33.0)
 Current 456(11.2) 1272 (23) 260(10.9) 161(6.3) 1278 (17.7) 445 (5.4)
Cardiovascular disease (n,%) 854(20.7) 428 (8) 391(16.4) 454(17.2) 609 (8.4) 518 (6.3)
Stroke (n,%) 200(4.8) NA 57(2.4) 84(3.2) 226 (3.1) 179 (2.2)
Atrial fibrillation (n,%) 353(8.6) 22 (0.4) 114(4.8) 73(2.8) 382 (5.7) 162 (2.0)
Year of baseline data collection 2002–2006 1987–1989 1998–2001 1991–1994 2002–2008 1999–2001
Year of last dementia follow-up 2015 2013 2016 1999–2000 2015 2010