Table 1 Background characteristics for patients in study
Age (years) | 74.5 ± 5.1 |
Sex (male) | 58% |
Education (years) | 10.2 ± 2.9 |
Systolic pressure (mmHg) | 131.0 ± 14.6 |
Diastolic pressure (mmHg) | 75.7 ± 8.9 |
History of hypertension | 60% |
History of diabetes | 20% |
History of a lipid disorder | 31% |
Smoking status | Â |
   Currently | 10% |
   Previously | 37% |
Medications (% present) | Â |
   L-dopa/dopamine agonist | 10% |
   Donepezil | 6% |
   Antipsychotics | 3% |
   Antidepressants | 8% |
   Antiplatelet agents | 18% |
   Antihypertensives | 49% |
   Antidiabetic agents | 13% |
   Lipid-lowering medication | 11% |