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Table 1 Demographic, clinical, and neuroimaging data in the whole population

From: White matter hyperintensities across the adult lifespan: relation to age, Aβ load, and cognition

N

137

Age

49.99 ± 19.66 [19–85]

Sex (% male)

50% (N = 69)

Level of education (years)

13.11 ± 3.30 [7–20]

SBP1 (mmHg)

133.92 ± 19.27 [95–198]

DBP1 (mmHg)

78.32 ± 11.03 [54–118]

HbA1C2 (%)

5.46 ± 0.40 [4.50–6.80]

Episodic memory3

0.03 ± 0.68 [− 2.11–1.89]

Processing speed3

0.00 ± 0.84 [− 2.77–1.77]

Working memory3

0.00 ± 0.86 [− 1.60–2.58]

Executive functions3

0.00 ± 0.66 [− 2.66–1.41]

Total WMH (cm3)

2.74 ± 5.07 [0–34.90]

Frontal WMH (cm3)

0.91 ± 2.02 [0–14.92]

Parietal WMH (cm3)

0.68 ± 1.57 [0–9.57]

Temporal WMH (cm3)

0.33 ± 0.60 [0–3.11]

Occipital WMH (cm3)

0.34 ± 0.63 [0–4.65]

Callosal WMH (cm3)

0.33 ± 0.65 [0–4.09]

Aβ load4 (SUVR)

1.17 ± 0.10 [0.97–1.64]

Aβ positive participants4 (% ; Number)

6% (N=6)

TIV (dm3)

1.37 ± 0.13 [1.09–1.62]

  1. Numbers are expressed as mean ± standard deviation; the ranges are shown in brackets, or percentage (for the sex)
  2. SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HbA1C glycated hemoglobin, WMH white matter hyperintensities, TIV total intracranial volume
  3. 1Data available for 133 participants
  4. 2Data available for 128 participants
  5. 3Data available for 136 participants
  6. 4Data available for 109 participants