Cognitive Functions and Cognitive Reserve in Relation to Blood Pressure Components in a Population-Based Cohort Aged 53 to 94 Years

Table 1

General characteristics of the study cohort.

Body mass index (kg/m^2)	27.0±3.6
Obesity (%)	18
Left ventricular mass index (kg/m^2)	123.9±34.8
Left ventricular hypertrophy (%)	54.2
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	154.7±21.3
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	88.6±9.2
Heart rate (bpm)	68.5±8.7
Pulse pressure (mmHg)	66.1±17.4
History of coronary events (%)	7.3
History of cerebrovascular events (%)	3.2
Haematocrit (%)	11.7±9.6
Sedimentation rate (mm/h)	41.6±3.4
Blood glucose (mg/dL)	103.9±21.1
Diabetes (%)	18
Serum uric acid (mg/dL)	4.9±1.3
Low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)	159.4±36.7
High-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)	46.3±10.9
Serum triglycerides (mg/dL)	229.4±43.5
Circulating cortisol (μg/dL)	18.4±4.8
Circulating T3 (ng/dL)	112.4±21.8
Circulating T4 (μg/dL)	8.5±1.8
Plasma TSH (mlU/L)	1.8±1.5
Circulating insulin (μU/mL)	7.7±5.5
HOMA-R	2.0±1.7
Apolipoprotein B/A ratio	0.7±0.2
Current smokers (%)	10.4
Cigarettes/day in smokers	10.5±7.3 (median 9)

Mean ± standard deviation is provided for continuous variables, percent values for categorical variables. HOMA-R: homeostasis model assessment index; TSH: thyrotropin.