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Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics

From: Increased level of serum asymmetric dimethylarginine in individuals with more severe cognitive impairment, as evaluated using Montreal Cognitive Assessment instead of Mini-Mental State Examination

Variable

\(\overline {X} \pm S\) or M(IQR) or n(%)

Age

65(59–75)

Sex(male/female)

99(57.56) / 73(42.44)

Education level (y)(≥12)

144(83.72) 28(16.28)

Hypertension

114(66.28)

Coronary heart disease

66(38.37)

Diabetes mellitus

34(19.77)

Smoking

80(46.51)

Drinking

70(40.7)

Stroke or cerebral infarction

87(50.58)

Hypohepatia

12(6.98)

Renal dysfunction

15(8.72)

Thyroid dysfunction

12(6.98)

Family history of dementia

19(11.05)

Other family history

83(48.26)

Hight(cm)

165(160–170)

Weight(kg)

66.63 ± 11.51

SBP(mmHg)

140(130–150)

DBP(mmHg)

85(80–91)

Glu(mmol/L)

5.6(5.03–6.95)

TG(mmol/L)

1.37(1.02–2.06)

T-CH(mmol/L)

4.5(4.01–5.27)

LDL-C(mmol/L)

2.9(2.33–3.41)

HDL-C(mmol/L)

1.14(0.96–1.38)

BUN(mmol/L)

5.74(4.74–6.93)

Cr(umol/L)

80.85(66.5–92.5)

ALT(U/L)

17(12–24)

AST(U/L)

16(13-21.5)

WBC (109/L)

7.1(5.9–8.3)

CRP(mg/L)

1.79(0.98–4.62)

ADMA concentration(umol/L)

53.85(42.28–61.87)

GFR(ml/min)

64.51(37.65–94.23)

Ccr(ml/min)

72.07 ± 23.89

MMSE score

24(21–26)

MoCA score

17.11 ± 5.57

Adjustive MMSE (Based on education)

25(22–27)

Adjustive MoCA (Based on education)

19(13.5–21.5)

  1. Abbreviations SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; Glu, glucose; TG, triglyceride; T-CH, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density-lipoprotein; HDL-C, high-density-lipoprotein; BUN, urea nitrogen; Cr, creatinine; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; WBC, white blood cell count; CRP, c reactive protein; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; Ccr, endogenous creatinine clearance rate