Table 1 Baseline characteristics

Mean Age (Std dev.)

62.9 (13.4)

79.6 (11.9)

<0.0001

Male sex

1178 (72.0)

240 (51.2%)

<0.0001

 Cerebrovascular Disease

21 (1.3%)

51 (10.9%)

<0.0001

 Diabetes

340 (10.8%)

151 (32.2%)

<0.0001

 Hypertension

885 (54.1%)

218 (46.5%)

0.004

 Hyperlipidemia

317 (19.4%)

14 (3.0%)

<0.0001

 Peripheral vascular disease

25 (1.5%)

26 (5.5%)

<0.0001

 Heart Failure

150 (9.2%)

176 (37.5%)

<0.0001

 Prior MI

60 (3.7%)

23 (4.9%)

0.225

 Pulmonary Disease

67 (4.1%)

100 (21.3%)

<0.0001

 Malignancy

26 (1.6%)

63 (13.4%)

<0.0001

 Liver/GI Disease

13 (0.8%)

25 (5.3%)

<0.0001

 Renal Disease

83 (5.1%)

151 (32.2%)

<0.0001

 Current Smoker

242 (14.8%)

22 (4.7%)

<0.0001

 Dementia

25 (1.5%)

66 (14.1%)

<0.0001