Table 1.
Characteristics of participants for the Multiethnic Cohort analysis of ADRD (N = 105,796).
| African Am. | Filipino | Japanese Am. | Latino | Native Haw. | White | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 13,895 | 4,694 | 32,432 | 20,756 | 7,121 | 26,898 |
| Women, % | 65 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 54 |
| Age at ADRD follow-up start, mean years ± SD | 71.7 ± 5.1 | 69.9 ± 4.2 | 71.0 ± 4.8 | 69.8 ± 4.2 | 69.2 ± 3.9 | 70.4 ± 4.7 |
| Education, % | ||||||
| ≤ 8th grade | 8 | 15 | 3 | 38 | 4 | 3 |
| High school | 33 | 25 | 34 | 30 | 49 | 22 |
| Vocational school/some college | 35 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 29 | 31 |
| Graduated college | 12 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| Graduate/professional school | 12 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| Cardiometabolic conditions, % | ||||||
| Heart disease | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Stroke | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Diabetes | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 5 |
| Hypertension | 54 | 42 | 39 | 34 | 44 | 28 |
| Medicare usage, % | ||||||
| In-patient claims: ≥ 1 per year | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Out-patient claims: ≥ 1 per year | 55 | 47 | 60 | 51 | 57 | 61 |
| APOE genotype availability, n (%) | 3,735 (27%) | NA | 4,689 (14%) | 2,721 (13%) | 2,390 (34%) | 2,499 (9%) |
| Number of e4 allele, % of individuals with genotype data | ||||||
| 0 (e3/e3, e3/e2 or e2/e2) | 63 | - | 80 | 77 | 65 | 78 |
| 1 (e3/e4 or e2/e4) | 33 | - | 20 | 23 | 32 | 22 |
| 2 (e4/e4) | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |