Research Article

Clinical Correlates of Hachinski Ischemic Score and Vascular Factors in Cognitive Function of Elderly

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and vascular risk factors of subjects ().

CharacteristicsNumber (Percentage)

Age, yr (mean ± SD)74.06 ± 5.51
Male (%)112 (32.2)
Education years (mean ± SD)2.79 ± 3.21
Family history of dementia (%)19 (5.5)
Family history of stroke (%)68 (19.5)
Diabetes mellitus (%)51 (14.7)
Hypertension (%)127 (36.5)
Hyperlipidemia (%)18 (5.2)
Cardiac disease (%)54 (15.5)
Stroke (%)20 (5.7)
K-MMSE, mean ± SD23.16 ± 4.73
CDR, mean ± SD0.23 ± 0.28
CDR-SB, mean ± SD0.56 ± 1.01
BMI, mean ± SD22.87 ± 3.19

SD: standard deviation; K-MMSE, Korean version of Mini-Mental State Examination; CDR, Clinical Dementia Rating; SB, Sum of Boxes; BMI, body mass index.