Table 2 Characteristics and cognitive function of study participants grouped by number of pregnancies
Characteristic | Number of pregnancies ≤ 2, N = 217 (36.94%)1 | 3 ≤ Number of pregnancies ≤ 4, N = 274 (38.78%)1 | Number of pregnancies ≥ 5, N = 207 (24.28%)1 | p-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | < 0.001 | |||
60–69 years | 122 (59.29%) | 135 (42.89%) | 92 (42.06%) | |
70–79 years | 54 (22.35%) | 77 (31.46%) | 69 (34.14%) | |
≥ 80 years | 41 (18.36%) | 62 (25.64%) | 46 (23.80%) | |
Race/Ethnicity | < 0.001 | |||
Non-Hispanic White | 128 (82.70%) | 143 (78.69%) | 84 (67.45%) | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 33 (5.35%) | 64 (10.76%) | 55 (15.42%) | |
Mexican American | 13 (2.26%) | 21 (3.46%) | 36 (8.78%) | |
Other Hispanic | 17 (2.62%) | 23 (2.94%) | 23 (5.67%) | |
Other/multiracial | 26 (7.07%) | 23 (4.15%) | 9 (2.69%) | |
Education attainment | 0.013 | |||
Less Than 9th Grade | 14 (4.03%) | 11 (3.06%) | 42 (12.17%) | |
9-11th Grade | 17 (6.54%) | 46 (15.45%) | 50 (18.75%) | |
High School Graduate/GED | 52 (24.37%) | 77 (27.53%) | 49 (27.88%) | |
Some College or AA degree | 81 (38.32%) | 80 (28.10%) | 49 (28.39%) | |
College Graduate or above | 53 (26.74%) | 60 (25.85%) | 17 (12.80%) | |
Alcohol intake | 0.3 | |||
1–5 drinks/month | 100 (50.36%) | 101 (41.20%) | 93 (46.19%) | |
5–10 drinks/month | 8 (3.02%) | 6 (2.91%) | 4 (2.11%) | |
≥ 10 drinks/month | 24 (13.86%) | 31 (15.44%) | 13 (8.46%) | |
Non-drinker | 85 (32.76%) | 136 (40.45%) | 97 (43.24%) | |
Smoke group | 0.5 | |||
Current smoker | 24 (12.72%) | 30 (9.68%) | 28 (13.19%) | |
Former smoker | 72 (37.56%) | 80 (32.85%) | 66 (35.56%) | |
Never smoker | 121 (49.73%) | 164 (57.47%) | 113 (51.24%) | |
BMI group | 0.4 | |||
Underweight (< 18.5) | 5 (1.23%) | 3 (0.47%) | 3 (1.31%) | |
Normal (18.5 to < 25) | 55 (26.98%) | 63 (25.31%) | 42 (20.19%) | |
Overweight (25 to < 30) | 59 (28.81%) | 77 (33.37%) | 73 (39.32%) | |
Obese (30 or greater) | 98 (42.98%) | 131 (40.85%) | 89 (39.17%) | |
Hypertension | 167 (75.50%) | 204 (69.74%) | 162 (72.87%) | 0.5 |
Diabetes | 83 (38.27%) | 102 (30.36%) | 106 (43.76%) | 0.064 |
PIR | < 0.001 | |||
≤ 1.3 | 56 (17.18%) | 68 (16.58%) | 109 (37.74%) | |
1.3 < to ≤ 3.5 | 92 (42.64%) | 130 (46.29%) | 75 (45.04%) | |
> 3.5 | 69 (40.18%) | 76 (37.13%) | 23 (17.22%) | |
CERAD1 | 5.00 (4.00, 6.00) | 5.00 (4.00, 6.00) | 5.00 (4.00, 6.00) | 0.6 |
CERAD2 | 8.00 (7.00, 9.00) | 7.00 (6.00, 9.00) | 7.00 (6.00, 9.00) | 0.4 |
CERAD3 | 8.00 (7.00, 9.00) | 8.00 (7.00, 9.00) | 8.00 (7.00, 9.00) | 0.6 |
CERAD total | 21.0 (19.0, 24.0) | 21.0 (17.0, 24.0) | 21.0 (17.0, 24.0) | 0.4 |
CERAD delay recall | 7.00 (6.00, 9.00) | 7.00 (5.00, 8.00) | 7.00 (5.00, 8.00) | 0.078 |
AFT | 17.0 (15.0, 21.0) | 17.0 (14.0, 20.0) | 17.0 (13.0, 19.0) | 0.2 |
DSST | 54 (45, 67) | 51 (42, 64) | 49 (33, 62) | < 0.001 |