TABLE 2.

Characterization of the study sample for all participants.

	Mean	Standard Deviation	Minimum	Maximum	n
Age (years)	52.84	6.87	40.29	65.23	141
Education (years)	16.94	3.36	10.00	26.00	141
Body mass index	27.26	5.22	16.43	45.74	141
Waist circumference	95.91	14.77	71.00	137.50	140
MMSE	29.32	0.95	25.00	30.00	141
BDI-II	4.00	4.37	0.00	19.00	141
Cardio-metabolic
Systolic BP	119.28	12.36	94.00	161.00	141
Diastolic BP	73.92	8.47	51.00	95.00	141
Aortic systolic BP	109.69	11.35	85.00	144.00	141
Aortic diastolic BP	74.76	8.54	52.00	96.00	141
Pulse pressure	34.93	6.18	23.00	55.00	141
Augmentation pressure	9.08	4.96	1.00	26.00	141
Augmentation index	25.38	11.53	2.00	63.00	141
PWV	9.47	1.26	6.30	13.50	132
MetSSS	1.41	1.47	0.00	6.49	137
Glucose mmol/L	5.04	0.54	4.10	6.90	134
Total cholesterol mmol/L	5.24	0.94	3.00	8.20	139
HDL cholesterol mmol/L	1.52	0.41	0.70	3.00	139
Triglycerides mmol/L	1.16	0.56	0.40	3.30	138
Diet
Diet quality	62.10	13.00	35.00	93.00	141
DASH	4.55	1.63	1.5	8.5	141
MedDiet	5.34	1.71	2	10	141
MIND	7.06	1.98	2.5	13.0	141
Ethnicity (n,%)
Caucasian	108	40.4
Asian	10	7.1
Other	23	16.3
Employment (n,%)
Full time	57	40.4
Part time/casual	50	35.5
Studying	2	1.4
Retired	18	12.8
Unemployed	14	9.9
Physical activity level (n,%)
Sedentary	1	0.7
Insufficient	17	12.1
Sufficient	123	87.2
Hormonal status (n,%)
Menstruating	25	35.2
Peri-menopausal	8	11.3
Post-menopausal	27	38.0
Other^	11	15.5

^Other included post-hysterectomy or tubal ligation.