Hypertension and Dementia in the Elderly: The Leisure World Cohort Study

Table 1

Characteristics of participants by sex, The Leisure World Cohort.

Number	Men		Women
	5101		8877
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age at baseline (years)	74	7.2	73	7.4
Age at last followup (years)	86	7.0	88	7.0
Followup years	11	7.3	15	7.7
Active activities (hrs/day)	1.1	1.3	0.9	1.1
Other less strenuous activities (hrs/day)	3.6	2.7	4.4	2.6
Alcohol (drinks/day)	1.6	1.5	1.2	1.2
Caffeine (mg/day)	176	172	168	166
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	24	2.9	23	3.5
	No.	%	No.	%
Medical history
High blood pressure	1843	36	3620	41
Angina	738	14	839	9
Heart attack	847	17	588	7
Stroke	370	7	333	4
Cancer	826	16	1574	18
Diabetes	425	8	442	5
Rheumatoid arthritis	226	4	608	7
Smoke
Never	1708	33	4883	55
Past	2953	58	2880	32
Current	437	9	1106	12
Deceased by December 31, 2010	4930	97	8204	92