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Published in final edited form as: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2013 Apr 17;22(8):10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.03.013. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.03.013

Table 1.

Demographic and Risk Factor Characteristics of Participants in the Present Study Sample Compared to Participants who Attended Exam 5 but did Not Complete the Neuropsychological Assessment and Were Not Included in the Present Sample.

Variable		Study Sample	Not in Sample	p
N		1,436	2,363
Age at examination 5 (years; mean ± SE)		54 ± 9	56 ± 11	<0.001
Sex (% women)		54	52	.218
Education (%)
	No HS Degree	3	7	<0.001
	HS Degree	57	62
	College Degree	40	30
APOE ε4 carrier (%)		20	21	0.480
MMSE score (mean ± SE)^a		29±1	29±2	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mean ± SE)^a		124±18	128±19	<0.001
Hypertension (≥ JNC 7 Stage I; %)^a		28	39	<0.001
History of CVD (%)^a		5	11	<0.001
Diabetes mellitus (%)^a		5	9	<0.001
Smoker (%)^a		15	22	<0.001

Abbreviations: SE = standard error; NP = neuropsychological; HS = high school; APOE = apolipoprotein E; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; CES-D = Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale; JNC 7 = Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure; CVD = cardiovascular disease.

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