Table 1

Comparison of baseline characteristics of subjects without and with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

Total (n=1676)Men (n=591)Women (n=1085)
Without MCIWith MCIp ValueWithout MCIWith MCIp ValueWithout MCIWith MCIp Value
(N=1601)(N=75)(Without vs with MCI)(N=561)(N=30)(Without vs with MCI)(N=1040)(N=45)(Without vs with MCI)
Number of subjects (prevalence, %) classified by age-strata
≤39 (year)450 (0.0)140 (0.0)310 (0.0)
40–491481 (0.7)431 (2.3)1050 (0.0)
50–593142 (0.6)<0.001***1061 (0.9)<0.001***2081 (0.5)<0.001***
60–6946710 (2.1)1515 (3.2)3165 (1.6)
70–7949635 (6.6)20214 (6.5)29421 (6.7)
≥8013127 (17.1)459 (16.7)8618 (17.3)
Total160175 (4.5)56130 (5.1)104045 (4.2)
Mean values (SDs) of MMSE summary score28.5 (1.7)21.2 (3.2)<0.0001***28.4 (1.8)20.7 (4.4)<0.0001***28.6 (1.7)21.5 (2.1)<0.0001***
Mean values (SDs) of selected characteristics
Age (year)64.7 (11.9)75.8 (8.1)<0.0001***65.8 (11.7)74.0 (9.3)0.0002***64.1 (12.0)77.0 (6.9)<0.0001***
Height (cm)155.5 (9.1)148.7 (9.8)<0.0001***163.8 (7.1)157.4 (5.8)<0.0001***151.1 (6.7)142.9 (7.4)<0.0001***
Weight (kg)55.8 (10.7)51.7 (11.7)0.0011**62.5 (10.8)57.7 (12.1)0.0181*52.2 (8.8)47.7 (9.6)0.0007***
BMI (kg/m2)23.0 (3.4)23.2 (3.7)0.584523.2 (3.2)23.2 (3.9)0.934622.9 (3.5)23.20.4877
Grip strength (better side) (kg)27.8 (9.5)20.8 (8.5)<0.0001***36.4 (8.8)27.6 (8.2)<0.0001***23.3 (6.0)16.5 (5.3)<0.0001***
Grip strength (worse side) (kg)24.6 (9.3)16.8 (9.3)<0.0001***32.8 (9.1)22.4 (10.6)<0.0001***20.1 (5.6)13.1 (6.2)<0.0001***
Percentage of selected characteristics (%)
Residing in a coastal area50.128.0<0.001***47.826.70.024*51.428.90.003**
Current smoking habit (more than once a month)13.310.00.42830.421.40.3123.92.40.624
Current alcohol consumption (more than once a month)40.524.00.004**67.646.70.018*26.08.90.010*
Regular exercise after graduation from school14.94.00.008**34.46.70.002**4.42.20.478
Prevalence of KOA at the baseline (%)48.875.7<0.001***41.050.00.32853.093.2<0.001***
  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001

  • BMI, body mass index; KOA, knee osteoarthritis; MMSE, mini-mental state examination; n, number of subjects.