Cognition and Vascular Risk Factors: An Epidemiological Study

Table 1

General characteristics of the participants in each of the studied variables and difference between sexes (values in mean ± SD).

Variables	Totals	Men	Women	P value
Sample (n)	1365	332	1033
Age (years)	49 ± 15,6	48,6 ± 16,2	47,1 ± 15,7
Sex		24,3%	75,7%
Schooling level (%)
Level 1	50,4	51,8	49,9	ns
Level 2	35,7	35,2	35,3	ns
Level 3	14,3	12,9	14,8	ns
Anthropometry
Weight (kg)	75,9 ± 17,9	83,7 ± 16,5	73,4 ± 17,6	ns
WC (cm)	96 ± 15	99,3 ± 13,4	94,9 ± 15,3	ns
BMI (kg/m^2)	29,4 ± 6,5	28,7 ± 5,1	29,6 ± 6,9	ns
BP (mm Hg)
SBP	135,2 ± 22,5	142,6 ± 20,9	132,7 ± 22,5	<0,01
DBP	80 ± 12,5	83,1 ± 12,6	78,9 ± 12,3	ns
Blood chemistry (mg/dL)
Glycemia	90,2 ± 29,4	98,3 ± 37,3	90,2 ± 26,1	ns
Total cholesterol	196,2 ± 44,1	198,8 ± 46,2	195,2 ± 43,4	ns
HDL	49,9 ± 11,8	45,4 ± 0.9	51,2 ± 12	ns
LDL	124,4 ± 35,2	127,5 ± 36,9	123,4 ± 24,7	ns
Triglycerides	146,1 ± 96,8	180,3 ± 12,7	135,2 ± 85,2	<0,01

Level 1: (primary school finished/unfinished), Level 2: (secondary school finished/unfinished), and Level 3: (tertiary school/college); WC: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL: high density lipoprotein; LDL: low density lipoprotein.