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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: Distinct effects of blood pressure parameters on Alzheimer’s and vascular markers in 1,952 Asian individuals without dementia

Variables

Total (N = 1,952)

Demographic and clinical characteristics

 Age (years)

71.4 ± 8.7

 Female

1,126 (57.7)

 Duration of education (years)

12.1 ± 4.7

 Diagnosis

 

  CU

729 (37.4%)

  MCI

1,223 (62.6%)

 Ligand type

 

  18F-Florbetaben

566 (29.0%)

  18F-Flutemetamol

1386 (71.0%)

 Global Centiloid

42.6 ± 52.0

 APOE ε4 carrier (missing N = 37)

677 (35.4%)

 Diagnosis of hypertension (missing N = 22)

955 (49.5%)

 Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (missing N = 22)

409 (21.2%)

 ICV (cm3)

1,320 ± 130

BP measurements per participant

 Observation period (months)

37.2 ± 18.7

 The average of intervals between BP values (months)

3.2 ± 1.8

 Number of BP values

14.6 ± 12.6

 SBP parameters (mm Hg)

 

  Mean SBP

130.0 ± 12.0

  SD of SBP

12.2 ± 4.2

 DBP parameters (mm Hg)

 

  Mean SBP

69.6 ± 8.0

  SD of SBP

7.8 ± 2.7

  1. Continuous or categorical variables were represented as mean ± standard deviation or frequency (%), respectively
  2. Abbreviations: N, number of participants; CU, cognitively unimpaired; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; APOE ε4, apolipoprotein E ε4 allele; ICV, Intracranial volume; BP, blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation