Table 1.
Demographic information for participants by baseline smoking status.
| Demographics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline Smoking Status | Never Smoker | Former Smoker | Current Smoker |
| N | 5827 | 4425 | 429 |
| Age at baseline – Mean (SD)*** | 71.7 (9.7) | 72.8 (8.7) | 68.8 (9.2) |
| Females (N; %) *** | 3980; 68.3% | 2650; 59.9% | 270; 62.9% |
| Race (N; %) *** | |||
| White | 4693; 80.5% | 3707; 83.8% | 277; 64.6% |
| African American | 858; 14.7% | 589; 13.3% | 141; 32.9% |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 27; 0.5% | 18; 0.4% | 1; 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4; 0.1% | 3; 0.1% | 0; 0.0% |
| Asian | 193; 3.3% | 63; 1.4% | 0; 0.0% |
| Other | 40; 0.7% | 36; 0.8% | 10; 2.3% |
| Unknown | 12; 0.2% | 9; 0.2% | 0; 0.0% |
| Education (N; %) *** | |||
| Less than high school | 273; 4.7% | 181; 4.1% | 35; 8.2% |
| High School | 825; 14.2 | 634; 14.4% | 89; 20.3% |
| 13-15 Years (Some College) | 1008; 17.4% | 930; 21.1% | 112; 26.1% |
| 16 Years (Bachelor’s Degree) | 1333; 23.0% | 1076; 24.4% | 84; 19.6% |
| >16 Years (some graduate) | 2367; 40.8% | 1584; 36.0% | 109; 25.4% |
| MMSE Score Baseline – Mean (SD) *** | 29.81 (13.01) | 29.23 (11.28) | 27.86 (10.10) |
| Recent History of Cardiovascular/ Cerebrovascular Risk (N; %) | |||
| Diabetes*** | 582; 10.0% | 547; 12.4% | 61; 14.3% |
| Hypertension** | 2690; 46.3% | 2173; 49.2% | 220; 51.5% |