Table 4 Characteristics and cognitive function of study participants grouped by menopause status
Characteristic | Early menopause, N = 264 (39.05%)1 | Normal menopause, N = 388 (54.26%)1 | Delayed menopause, N = 46 (6.69%)1 | p-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | 0.8 | |||
60–69 years | 125 (47.47%) | 200 (49.20%) | 24 (52.55%) | |
70–79 years | 78 (27.05%) | 111 (30.23%) | 11 (26.61%) | |
≥ 80 years | 61 (25.48%) | 77 (20.57%) | 11 (20.85%) | |
Race/Ethnicity | 0.8 | |||
Non-Hispanic White | 143 (77.88%) | 190 (77.18%) | 22 (77.02%) | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 64 (11.01%) | 76 (8.99%) | 12 (10.75%) | |
Mexican American | 22 (3.48%) | 45 (5.21%) | 3 (1.83%) | |
Other Hispanic | 20 (3.04%) | 38 (3.70%) | 5 (4.24%) | |
Other/multiracial | 15 (4.59%) | 39 (4.92%) | 4 (6.16%) | |
Education attainment | 0.4 | |||
Less Than 9th Grade | 31 (7.96%) | 32 (4.02%) | 4 (5.13%) | |
9-11th Grade | 38 (11.79%) | 66 (12.79%) | 9 (21.20%) | |
High School Grad/GED | 76 (27.46%) | 90 (26.30%) | 12 (21.80%) | |
Some College or AA degree | 83 (34.04%) | 115 (30.73%) | 12 (29.64%) | |
College Graduate or above | 36 (18.76%) | 85 (26.17%) | 9 (22.23%) | |
Alcohol intake | < 0.001 | |||
1–5 drinks/month | 119 (52.00%) | 158 (41.85%) | 17 (41.55%) | |
5–10 drinks/month | 6 (1.68%) | 6 (2.22%) | 6 (13.36%) | |
≥ 10 drinks/month | 18 (7.14%) | 44 (16.58%) | 6 (20.53%) | |
Non-drinker | 121 (39.18%) | 180 (39.34%) | 17 (24.57%) | |
Smoke group | 0.078 | |||
Current smoker | 38 (16.00%) | 39 (8.60%) | 5 (11.06%) | |
Former smoker | 98 (38.56%) | 101 (32.72%) | 19 (36.44%) | |
Never smoker | 128 (45.44%) | 248 (58.68%) | 22 (52.50%) | |
BMI group | 0.041 | |||
Underweight (< 18.5) | 4 (0.65%) | 6 (1.20%) | 1 (0.78%) | |
Normal (18.5 to < 25) | 44 (16.83%) | 106 (29.30%) | 10 (33.06%) | |
Overweight (25 to < 30) | 89 (35.79%) | 108 (31.20%) | 12 (33.31%) | |
Obese (30 or greater) | 127 (46.74%) | 168 (38.30%) | 23 (32.85%) | |
Hypertension | 222 (79.82%) | 276 (67.70%) | 35 (70.66%) | 0.022 |
Diabetes | 126 (43.28%) | 148 (33.26%) | 17 (23.78%) | 0.075 |
PIR | 0.2 | |||
≤ 1.3 | 95 (22.30%) | 125 (22.51%) | 13 (15.14%) | |
1.3 < to ≤ 3.5 | 111 (46.86%) | 167 (44.30%) | 19 (34.38%) | |
> 3.5 | 58 (30.83%) | 96 (33.18%) | 14 (50.48%) | |
CERAD1 | 5.00 (4.00, 6.00) | 5.00 (4.00, 6.00) | 6.00 (5.00, 7.00) | < 0.001 |
CERAD2 | 7.00 (6.00, 8.00) | 8.00 (6.00, 9.00) | 8.00 (7.00, 9.00) | 0.047 |
CERAD3 | 8.00 (7.00, 9.00) | 8.00 (7.00, 9.00) | 9.00 (7.00, 10.00) | 0.14 |
CERAD total | 21.0 (18.0, 23.0) | 21.0 (18.0, 24.0) | 23.0 (20.0, 27.0) | 0.006 |
CERAD delay recall | 7.00 (5.00, 8.00) | 7.00 (5.00, 8.00) | 8.00 (7.00, 9.00) | 0.002 |
AFT | 17.0 (13.0, 20.0) | 18.0 (14.0, 21.0) | 17.0 (14.0, 22.0) | 0.2 |
DSST | 49 (40, 61) | 54 (42, 65) | 58 (45, 67) | 0.013 |