Table 1 Cohort characteristics
From: Bidirectional relationship between epigenetic age and stroke, dementia, and late-life depression
Variable | Overall (n = 4018) | Prevalent brain health events (n = 806) | Incident Brain health events (n = 261) |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
Age (mean (SD)) | 69.9 (9.6) | 75.2 (10.1) | 73.0 (9.3) |
Male gender | 1669 (41.5) | 334 (41.4) | 115 (44.1) |
Race | |||
White | 3013 (75.0) | 572 (71.0) | 204 (78.2) |
Black | 674 (16.8) | 170 (21.1) | 40 (15.3) |
Hispanic | 207 (5.2) | 42 (5.2) | 12 (4.6) |
Other | 122 (3.0) | 22 (2.7) | 5 (1.9) |
Cardiovascular Risk factors | |||
Prevalent hypertension | 2559 (63.7) | 604 (74.9) | 186 (71.3) |
Prevalent diabetes | 1151 (28.6) | 306 (38.0) | 85 (32.6) |
BMI (mean (SD)) | 28.92 (6.30) | 28.4 (6.4) | 28.9 (6.1) |
Smoking | |||
Past | 1776 (44.2) | 399 (49.5) | 118 (45.2) |
Never | 1764 (43.9) | 307 (38.1) | 113 (43.3) |
Current | 455 (11.3) | 95 (11.8) | 29 (11.1) |
Prevalent heart condition* | 1098 (27.3) | 356 (44.2) | 80 (30.7) |
