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Table 1 Basic characteristics of study population

From: The association between metabolic syndrome components and cognitive function in community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults: the first wave result of a cohort study

 

Total (n = 567)

Age (year), mean (SD)

66.3 (9.1)

Male, n (%)

223 (39.3)

Married, n (%)

415 (73.2)

Education level, n (%)

 

 Below junior high school

95 (16.8)

 Senior high school

161 (28.4)

 University and above

311 (54.9)

 No income, n (%)

360 (63.5)

Smoking status, n (%)

 

 Never smoker

484 (85.4)

 Secondhand smoker

6 (1.1)

 Current smoker

34 (6)

  < 20 pack-years

16 (2.8)

  ≥ 20 pack-years

18 (3.2)

 Former smoker

43 (7.6)

Alcohol consumption, n (%)

105 (18.5)

 Heavy drinking (15 or more drinks/week for men; 8 or more drinks/week for women)

9 (1.6)

Barthel index, mean (SD)

99.6 (3.5)

IADL score, mean (SD)

23.5 (2.3)

MoCA-T, mean (SD)

25.2 (4.1)

AD-8, mean (SD)

0.59 (1.46)

GDS-15, mean (SD)

1.7 (2.4)

Level of hs-CRP (mg/dL), mean (SD)

0.13 (0.17)

Chronic conditions, n (%)

 

 Pain

308 (54.3)

 Degenerative joint disease

108 (19.0)

 Malignancy

72 (12.7)

 Depression

44 (7.8)

 Lung diseases

25 (4.4)

 Stroke

6 (1.1)

  1. Abbreviations: IADL, instrumental activities of daily living; MoCA-T, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Taiwanese version; AD-8, The Eight-item Informant Interview to Differentiate Aging and Dementia; GDS-15, Geriatric Depression Scale-15; hs-CRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein