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Table 1 Comparison of a history of stroke as a baseline characteristic (n = 1333)

From: The importance of stroke as a risk factor of cognitive decline in community dwelling older and oldest peoples: the SONIC study

Characteristics

Total n (%)

Stroke n = 72 (5.4%)

Non-stroke n = 1261 (94.6%)

P-value

Age, %

 70 years old

675 (50.6)

45.8

50.9

.395a

 80 years old

589 (44.2)

45.8

44.1

 

 90 years old

69 (5.2)

8.3

5.0

 

Sex, %

 Male

657 (49.3)

59.7

48.7

.070b

 Female

676 (50.7)

40.3

51.3

 

Hypertension, %

 No

343 (26.1)

12.9

26.9

.009a

 Yes

969 (73.9)

87.1

73.1

 

Diabetes mellitus, %

 No

1054 (84.9)

75.8

85.4

.034a

 Yes

188 (15.1)

24.2

14.6

 

Dyslipidemia, %

 No

504 (38.8)

31.9

39.2

.254b

 Yes

796 (61.2)

68.1

60.8

 

Atrial fibrillation, %

 No

1304 (97.8)

93.1

98.1

.004a

 Yes

29 (2.2)

6.9

1.9

 

Current smoking, %

 No

1165 (89.0)

94.4

88.7

.137a

 Yes

144 (11.0)

5.6

11.3

 

Educational level, %

 <  10 years

354 (26.6)

23.9

26.8

.771a

 10–12 years

565 (42.5)

46.5

42.3

 

 > 12 years

410 (30.9)

29.6

30.9

 

Frequency of going outdoors, %

 <  1 time/week

79 (5.9)

5.6

12.5

.043a

 1–2 times/week

169 (12.7)

12.4

18.1

 

 3 or 4 times/week

275 (20.7)

20.7

20.8

 

 5 or 6 times/week

271 (20.4)

20.8

12.5

 

 Every day

535 (40.3)

40.5

36.1

 

LTC service used, %

 No

1220 (95.9)

91.3

96.2

.047a

 Yes

52 (4.1)

8.7

3.8

 

Residential areas, %

 Urban

788 (59.1)

56.9

59.2

.713b

 Rural

545 (40.9)

43.1

40.8

MoCA-J score at the baseline, Mean ± SD

23.04 ± 3.50

22.57 ± 3.91

23.07 ± 3.48

.242

MoCA-J score at the follow-up, Mean ± SD

23.03 ± 3.90

22.13 ± 4.94

23.09 ± 3.83

.042

  1. a P-values from Pearson’s Chi-square test. b P-values from Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables and independent t-test for continuous variable