Table 1 Characteristics of the study population-based on cognitive impairment status

From: Brain atrophy in normal older adult links tooth loss and diet changes to future cognitive decline

Variables

Total

Normal

MCI

Dementia

F-value

−Log10 (p-value)

N (%)

919 (100)

732 (79.6)

163 (17.7)

24 (2.6)

  

Age, mean (SD), y

71.52 (7.07)

70.32 (6.49)

75.39 (7.23)

80.50 (4.76)

61.73

25.12

Women, %

55.5

56.7

44.7

80

7.98

3.43

Hypertension, %

53.6

52.5

58.8

52

3.00

1.30

Serum LDL-chol, mean (SD), mg/dL

115.25 (32.22)

115.66 (32.48)

114.85 (31.29)

106.12 (30.34)

1.03

0.44

Serum HDL-chol, mean (SD), mg/dL

60.56 (15.17)

61.04 (15.15)

59.37 (15.18)

54.91 (13.95)

2.52

1.09

Diabetes mellitus, %

16.4

15.3

19

32

3.26

1.41

Formal education, mean (SD), y

11.04 (2.31)

11.34 (2.23)

10.06 (2.35)

8.95 (1.42)

32.41

13.60

  1. Values are expressed as mean (SD) unless otherwise stated.