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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the whole population

From: Impact of legumes and plant proteins consumption on cognitive performances in the elderly

Variables

Mean

SD

Age (years)

70

4

Education level (years)

11

5

BMI (kg/m2)

28

4

WC (cm)

96

11

HC (cm)

104

8

SBP (mmHg)

133

16

DBP (mmHg)

80

9

Glucose (mmol/L)

5.7

1.3

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.5

0.4

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

3.2

0.9

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.3

0.6

Creatinine (µmol/L)

72.2

17

Neuropsychological assessment

 

 MMSE

24

1

 ADAS-Cog

16

7

Prevalence

 Smokers (%)

10

 Hyperlipidemia (%)

44

 Lipid-lowering agents

34

 Hypertension (%)

72

 Antihypertensive agents (%)

67

 Diabetes/carbohydrate intolerance(%)

20

 Oral hypoglycemic agents (%)

12

  1. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, HC hip circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low density lipoprotein, MMSE mini mental state examination, ADAS-Cog Alzheimer’s disease assessment scale-cognitive sub-scale