Table 1

Characteristics of the study population at time of examination

 Body mass index*Total, n (%)
Normal weight, n (%)Underweight, n (%)Overweight, n (%)Obesity, n (%)
Total5407 (100)353 (100)639 (100)97 (100)6502 (100)
Cognitive test score
 Low1339 (25)87 (25)206 (32)40 (41)1676 (26)
 Moderate1369 (25)84 (24)178 (28)24 (25)1655 (26)
 High1396 (26)95 (27)160 (25)20 (21)1672 (26)
 Very high1303 (24)87 (25)95 (15)13 (13)1499 (23)
Education (years)
 Short1277 (24)74 (21)202 (32)32 (33)1588 (24)
 Moderate1506 (28)96 (27)176 (28)32 (33)1811 (28)
 Long1645 (30)120 (34)181 (28)23 (24)1971 (30)
 Very long979 (18)63 (18)80 (13)10 (10)1132 (17)
  • *Body mass index groups were defined as underweight (<18.5), normal (18.5 to <25.0), overweight (25.0 to <30) and obese (≥30.0). Six persons had missing data.