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Table 2 Anthropometric measures, comorbidities, laboratory and clinical data stratified by cognitive impairment

From: Factors associated with cognitive function outcomes among older adults in Kuwait: A cross-sectional study

ANTHROPOMETRIC VARIABLES

Overall

Normal cognitoin

Cognitive impairment

P

 

N = 253

N = 174

N = 79

 

BMI (kg/m2)

28.8 [26.2;32.4]

   

BMI category, n(%):

   

0.484

Normal

31 (12.3%)

24 (77.4%)

7 (22.6%)

 

Overweight

116 (45.8%)

80 (69.0%)

36 (31.0%)

 

Obese

106 (41.9%)

70 (66.0%)

36 (34.0%)

 

Weight (kg)

77.0 [68.0;86.0]

77.0 [69.0;87.0]

76.5 [67.5;81.8]

0.245

Height (cm)

161 [155;170]

164 [156;172]

157 [154;164]

<0.001

Hip circumference (cm)

109 [101;118]

109 [102;118]

110 [99.5;119]

0.583

Waist circumference (cm)

102 [91.3;114]

102 [92.0;114]

101 [89.0;113]

0.540

Waist circumference risk, n(%):

   

0.504

Low

41 (16.3%)

26 (63.4%)

15 (36.6%)

 

High

211 (83.7%)

148 (70.1%)

63 (29.9%)

 

Waist-to-hip ratio

0.94 [0.89;0.98]

0.94 [0.89;1.00]

0.93 [0.89;0.96]

0.281

Waist-to-hip ratio risk, n(%):

   

1.000

Normal

50 (19.8%)

34 (68.0%)

16 (32.0%)

 

At Risk

203 (80.2%)

140 (69.0%)

63 (31.0%)

 

Vital signs and comorbidities

    

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

130 [123;140]

130 [123;140]

136 [129;140]

0.052

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

80.0 [70.0;80.0]

80.0 [70.0;80.0]

80.0 [72.0;80.0]

0.442

Elevated blood pressure, n(%):

   

0.347

No

67 (27.0%)

50 (74.6%)

17 (25.4%)

 

Yes

181 (73.0%)

122 (67.4%)

59 (32.6%)

 

Comorbidities, n(%):

    

a) Dyslipidemia

   

0.072

No

72 (28.5%)

56 (77.8%)

16 (22.2%)

 

Yes

181 (71.5%)

118 (65.2%)

63 (34.8%)

 

b) Hypertension

   

0.036

No

79 (31.2%)

62 (78.5%)

17 (21.5%)

 

Yes

174 (68.8%)

112 (64.4%)

62 (35.6%)

 

c) Thyroid disorder

   

0.441

No

217 (86.5%)

152 (70.0%)

65 (30.0%)

 

Yes

34 (13.5%)

21 (61.8%)

13 (38.2%)

 

d) Type 2 Diabetes

   

0.012

No

91 (36.0%)

72 (79.1%)

19 (20.9%)

 

Yes

162 (64.0%)

102 (63.0%)

60 (37.0%)

 

e) Cardiovascular disease

   

0.657

No

195 (77.4%)

132 (67.7%)

63 (32.3%)

 

Yes

57 (22.6%)

41 (71.9%)

16 (28.1%)

 

f) Renal disease

   

0.743

No

225 (88.9%)

156 (69.3%)

69 (30.7%)

 

Yes

28 (11.1%)

18 (64.3%)

10 (35.7%)

 

(GDS-15) scale

7.00 [5.00;9.00]

7.00 [5.00;8.00]

8.00 [6.00;9.00]

0.024

Depression

(GDS-15) scale categories, n(%):

   

0.040

Normal (8+)

141 (55.7%)

105 (74.5%)

36 (25.5%)

 

Abnormal (< 8)

112 (44.3%)

69 (61.6%)

43 (38.4%)

 

CLINICAL & BIOCHEMICAL VARIABLES

    

Alkaline Phosphatase (IU/L)

69.0 [57.0;85.0]

67.0 [56.0;84.0]

77.0 [61.0;86.5]

0.043

Phosphate (mmol/L)

1.13 [1.03;1.22]

1.12 [1.02;1.22]

1.14 [1.06;1.22]

0.219

Calcium (mmol/L)

2.29 [2.24;2.37]

2.29 [2.24;2.37]

2.29 [2.23;2.37]

0.944

Parathyroid Hormone (pmol/L)

5.57 [4.09;7.30]

5.73 [4.47;7.12]

5.07 [3.67;7.62]

0.224

Cortisol (morning) (nmol/L)

377 (140)

362 (135)

413 (146)

0.009

Fasting Glucose (mmol/L)

6.13 [5.12;7.29]

6.03 [5.16;7.06]

6.46 [5.10;8.23]

0.073

Insulin (ulU/mL)

13.3 [8.40;18.2]

13.6 [9.00;18.4]

11.4 [7.80;17.5]

0.139

Serum 25-OH-D level (nmol/L)

63.0 [45.0;83.0]

63.0 [45.0;84.8]

63.0 [46.0;81.0]

0.775

Serum 25-OH-D level (nmol/L):

   

0.708

Sufficient

90 (35.6%)

64 (71.1%)

26 (28.9%)

 

Insufficient

87 (34.4%)

57 (65.5%)

30 (34.5%)

 

Deficient

76 (30.0%)

53 (69.7%)

23 (30.3%)

 
  1. BMI: body-mass-index; BP: blood pressure; GDS: Geriatric depression scale
  2. Cognitive impairment was assessed via the Arabic Mini-Mental State Examination-2 (MMSE-2)
  3. Categorical variables were summarized using frequencies and percentages, tallied by column for the overall study sample and by row for the stratified analysis by cognitive function
  4. Continuous normal variables were summarized using mean (SD), and non-normal variables were summarized using median [IQR]
  5. Categorical variables were assessed using a chi-square test of independence
  6. Continuous variables with a normal distribution were compared using unpaired t-tests and one-way ANOVA
  7. Continuous variables with a non-normal were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal-Wallis test