Research Article
The Effect of Diabetes Medication on Cognitive Function: Evidence from the PATH Through Life Study
Table 1
Population characteristics according to type of diabetes treatment.
| | | No diabetes (1603) | Diabetes (211) | | | Diet control (74) | OHA only (113) | Insulin (24) |
| | Age (mean (SD)) | 66.6 ± 1.5 | 66.3 ± 1.5 | 66.7 ± 1.6 | 67.3 ± .3 | | Males ( (%)) | 818 (51.0) | 35 (47.3) | 63 (55.8) | 12 (50.0) | | Years of education (mean (SD)) | 14.1 ± 2.7 | 14.0 ± 2.8 | 13.1 ± 2.6 | 14.1 ± 2.6 | | BMI (mean (SD)) | 26.4 ± 4.6 | 29.8 ± 6.2 | 29.7 ± 5.3 | 30.4 ± 5.8 | | Hypertension ( (%)) | 1001 (62.8) | 60 (82.2) | 99 (87.6) | 18 (75.0) | | Physical activity ( (%)) | | | | | | Mild | 522 (33.7) | 28 (38.4) | 45 (41.3) | 11 (52.4) | | Moderate | 783 (50.5) | 34 (46.6) | 56 (51.4) | 10 (47.6) | | Vigorous | 246 (15.9) | 11 (15.1) | 8 (7.3) | 0 (0) | | Smoking ( (%)) | | | | | | Never | 914 (57.1) | 27 (36.5) | 48 (42.5) | 10 (41.7) | | Past | 573 (35.8) | 40 (54.1) | 59 (52.2) | 13 (54.2) | | Current | 115 (7.2) | 7 (9.5) | 6 (5.3) | 10 (4.2) |
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