Table 3 Clinical characteristics of the study participants (n = 90).

From: Behavioral and psychological symptoms and brain volumes in community-dwelling older persons from the Nakayama Study

Characteristic

Frequency (N)

Percentage (%)

Mean

Age, years

  

82.1 (5.9)

Female

50

55.6

 

MMSE score

  

22.4 (4.5)

Education ≤ 9 y

61

67.8

 

Hypertension

70

77.8

 

Diabetes mellitus

16

17.8

 

Serum total cholesterol, mmol/L

  

4.9 (0.8)

BMI, kg/m2

  

23.4 (3.3)

Chronic kidney disease

30

33.3

 

ECG abnormalities

21

23.3

 

History of stroke

16

17.8

 

Current smoker

3

3.3

 

Current drinker

24

26.7

 

Regular exercise

32

35.6

 

Dementia

38

42.2

 

APOE ε4 carrier

23

25.6

 

Estimated total intracranial volume, × 103, mm3

  

1417.2 (175.7)

  1. Values are shown as frequencies or means (standard deviation).
  2. MMSE mini mental state examination, BMI body mass index, ECG electrocardiogram, APOE apolipoprotein E.
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