Table 1.

Basic Characteristics and Demographic Data of the Study Participants

Characteristics			Control Group (N=30)	Study Group (N=30)	P-value*
Age (years)		Median (IQR)	70.00 (67.00–72.00)	69.50 (72.00–68.00)	0.676
		Range	65.00–73.00	65.00–73.00
BMI (kg/m2)		Median (IQR)	32.04 (33.27–31.05)	32.40 (34.13–31.48)	0.115
		Range	30.17–34.21	30.40–34.70
SBP (mmHg)		Median (IQR)	148.00(153.00–141.00)	145.00(148.00–141.00)	0.241
		Range	140.00–156.00	140.00–156.00
DBP (mmHg)		Median (IQR)	94.00 (96.00–92.00)	93.50 (95.00–92.00)	0.686
		Range	90.00–98.00	90.00–98.00
MoCA		Median (IQR)	23.42 (23.93–22.78)	23.96 (24.12–22.09)	0.853
		Range	22.01–24.53	22.01–24.70
Berg Balance Scale		Median (IQR)	51.35 (52.07–50.62)	51.42 (51.84–51.04)	0.790
		Range	50.01–52.50	50.23–52.90
Qol-AD		Median (IQR)	37.30 (38.95–35.75)	38.11(39.75–36.55)	0.107
		Range	34.40–40.40	35.20–41.10
Hb	Male	Median (IQR)	10.70 (11.30–10.40)	11.10 (11.70–10.70)	0.105
		Range	10.00–12.60	10.50–12.00
	Female	Median (IQR)	9.80 (10.40–9.30)	10.10 (10.60–9.70)	0.085
		Range	9.00–10.70	9.40–11.00
WHR	Male	Median (IQR)	0.89 (0.90–0.88)	0.90 (0.91–0.89)	0.072
		Range	0.87–0.91	0.89–0.91
	Female	Median (IQR)	0.85 (0.90–0.81)	0.84 (0.88–0.80)	0.467
		Range	0.78–0.93	0.78–0.91

Notes: Data represented as median (IQR). * Statistically significant at P≤0.05 according to Mann–Whitney U-test.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MoCA–B basic, Montreal Cognitive Assessment test for dementia; QOL-AD, Quality-of-Life in Alzheimer’s Disease; Hb, hemoglobin; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio; IQR, interquartile range (the difference between 3rd quartile (Q3) and 1st quartile (Q1)..