Demographic characteristics of the participantsa
| All Participants(n = 110) | High-CAVI (n = 60) | Low-CAVI (n = 50) | High- vs Low-CAVI (P Value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (men/female) | 66:44 | 37:23 | 29:21 | .70 |
| Age (yr) | 72.65 (SD, 4.90) | 72.72 (SD, 5.00) | 72.58 (SD, 4.82) | .96 |
| Mean CAVI | 9.12 (SD, 0.84) | 9.71 (SD, 0.57) | 8.41 (SD, 0.46) | <.001 |
| Antihypertensive therapy | 71 | 43 | 28 | .09 |
| Education (yr) | 14.31 (SD, 2.11) | 14.30 (SD, 2.09) | 14.32 (SD, 2.15) | .96 |
| Body mass index | 22.54 (SD, 2.84) | 22.79 (SD, 2.54) | 22.24 (SD, 3.16) | .31 |
| Systolic blood pressure | 137.47 (SD, 15.67) | 139.60 (SD, 15.21) | 134.92 (SD, 16.00) | .12 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 86.05 (SD, 9.35) | 86.52 (SD, 8.49) | 85.48 (SD, 10.34) | .56 |
| Heart rate | 65.70 (SD, 23.73) | 66.16 (SD, 33.88) | 65.31 (SD, 9.85) | .85 |
| Montreal Cognitive Assessment (Japanese version) | 25.19 (SD, 2.87) | 25.31 (SD, 2.95) | 25.04 (SD, 2.66) | .61 |
| Mini-Mental State Examination | 27.93 (SD, 1.68) | 28.07 (SD, 1.59) | 27.76 (SD, 1.78) | .34 |
| TMT A | 42.51 (SD, 13.90) | 43.32 (SD, 14.24) | 41.54 (SD, 13.56) | .51 |
| TMT B | 115.82 (SD, 50.38) | 116.78 (SD, 40.22) | 114.66 (SD, 60.80) | .83 |
| TMT B minus A | 73.31 (SD, 44.11) | 73.47 (SD, 36.01) | 73.12 (SD, 52.60) | .97 |
| Periventricular hyperintensity | 1.14 (SD, 0.39) | 1.17 (SD, 0.42) | 1.10 (SD, 0.36) | .372 |
| Deep and subcortical WM hyperintensity | 1.25 (SD, 0.53) | 1.31 (SD, 0.60) | 1.18 (SD, 0.48) | .135 |
↵a Data are means.