Table 2 Comparison of general characteristics between the intervention group and control group at baseline (N = 80).
Characteristics | Overall (N = 80) | Intervention group (n = 42) | Control group (n = 38) | χ2 or T | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex(n = 80) ,n (%) | Male | 22(27.5) | 10(23.8) | 12(31.6) | 0.6 | 0.44 | |
Female | 58(72.5) | 32(76.2) | 26(68.4) | ||||
Age at the baseline visit(n = 80), year, mean (sd) | 73.2 (5.7) | 73.4 (5.7) | 73.0 (5.6) | 0.3 | 0.77 | ||
Education level(n = 80) ,n (%) | 0–6 | 24(42.1) | 23 (54.8) | 24 (63.2) | 2.7 | 0.44 | |
7–9 | 14(24.6) | 6 (14.3) | 8 (21.1) | ||||
10–12 | 16(28.1) | 11 (26.2) | 5 (13.2) | ||||
13+ | 3(5.3) | 2 (4.8) | 1 (2.6) | ||||
APOE ε4 carriers(n = 80) ,n (%) | 15/80(18.8) | 8/42(19.0) | 7/38(18.4) | 0.6 | 0.44 | ||
Cognition | |||||||
Mini-mental state examination(n = 80) score, mean (SD) | 23.0(3.7) | 23.7 (3.8) | 22.1 (3.5) | -1.9 | 0.06 | ||
