Table 1.

Demographics and clinical variables

Variable	No Dementia n = 72	Dementia n = 89	p
Demographics
Age at death, y	98 (96,100)	98 (96,99)	0.81
Females, %	57/72 (79%)	77/89 (86%)	0.30
Race, %	0.58
Non-Hispanic white decedent	71/72 (99%)	88/89 (99%)
Non-Hispanic black decedent	1/72 (1%)	1/89 (1%)
Education, years	15 (12,16)	14 (12,16)	0.08
APOE ɛ2 presence, %	20/72 (28%)	11/88 (12%)	0.03
APOE ɛ4 presence, %	16/72 (22%)	24/88 (27%)	0.58
Last MMSE	27 (24,28)	17 (11,24)	<0.001
Vascular risk factors or comorbidities
Cerebrovascular Disease, %	22/72 (31%)	37/89 (42%)	0.20
Coronary Artery Disease, %	31/72 (43%)	23/89 (26%)	0.03
Hypertension, %	59/72 (82%)	63/89 (71%)	0.15
Heart Failure, %	30/72 (42%)	29/89 (33%)	0.31
Peripheral Vascular Disease, %	15/72 (21%)	17/89 (19%)	0.94
Diabetes Mellitus, %	2/72 (3%)	10/89 (11%)	0.08
Smoking status	0.07
Never-smoker, %	43/64 (67%)	59/72 (82%)
Former smoker, %	10/64 (16%)	9/72 (12%)
Current smoker, %	11/64 (17%)	4/72 (6%)
Cancer, %	41/72 (57%)	27/89 (30%)	0.001

Data are presented as median (25th percentile, 75th percentile) or as a proportion. APOE, Apolipoprotein E; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination.