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    | Table 1. Characteristics of participants. |  
    | 
   
   
    | Characteristics | Overall | Normal 
      cognition | Cognitive 
      decline | P |   
    | N | 3151 | 2263 | 888 |  |   
    | Age 
      (years) | 57.0 
      (50.0-63.0) | 56.00 
      (49.00-62.00) | 59.00 
      (53.00-66.00) | <0.001 |   
    | Males, 
      n (%) | 1588 (50.4) | 1176 (52.0) | 412 (46.4) | 0.006 |   
    | Marriage, 
      n (%) |  | <0.001 |   
    | Married 
      cohabitation | 2730 (86.6) | 2028 (89.6) | 702 (79.1) |  |   
    | Married 
      but separated | 137 
      (4.3) | 89 
      (3.9) | 48 
      (5.4) |  |   
    | Single | 284 (9.0) | 146 (6.5) | 138 (15.5) |  |   
    | Education, 
      n (%) |  | <0.001 |   
    | Illiteracy | 516 (16.4) | 235 (10.4) | 281 (31.6) |  |   
    | Part 
      of primary school | 579 
      (18.4) | 377 
      (16.7) | 202 
      (22.7) |  |   
    | Primary 
      school | 831 (26.4) | 630 (27.8) | 201 (22.6) |  |   
    | Middle 
      school | 802 
      (25.5) | 674 
      (29.8) | 128 
      (14.4) |  |   
    | High 
      school and above | 423 (13.4) | 347 (15.3) | 76 (8.6) |  |   
    | BMI 
      [kg/m2, median (IQR)] | 23.6 
      (21.3-26.1) | 23.80 
      (21.4-26.3) | 22.94 
      (20.7-25.6) | <0.001 |   
    | Smoke, 
      n (%) |  | 0.377 |   
    | Never | 1701 
      (54.0) | 1208 
      (53.4) | 493 
      (55.5) |  |   
    | Former | 564 (17.9) | 403 (17.8) | 161 (18.1) |  |   
    | All 
      the time | 886 
      (28.1) | 652 
      (28.8) | 234 
      (26.4) |  |   
    | Drink, 
      n (%) |  | 0.001 |   
    | Never | 1988 
      (63.1) | 1394 
      (61.6) | 594 
      (66.9) |  |   
    | Former | 292 (9.3) | 200 (8.8) | 92 (10.4) |  |   
    | All 
      the time | 871 (27.6) | 669 (29.6) | 202 (22.7) |  |   
    | Sleep 
      duration, n (%) |  | 0.002 |   
    | < 
      7 h | 1639 (52.0) | 1179 (52.1) | 460 (51.8) |  |   
    | 7-9 
      h | 1252 (39.7) | 921 (40.7) | 331 (37.3) |  |   
    | ≥ 
      9 h | 260 (8.3) | 163 (7.2) | 97 (10.9) |  |   
    | Hypertension, 
      n (%) | 1221 (38.7) | 837 (37.0) | 384 (43.2) | 0.001 |   
    | Diabetes, 
      n (%) | 471 (14.9) | 329 (14.5) | 142 (16.0) | 0.33 |   
    | Heart 
      problems, n (%) | 354 (11.2) | 258 (11.4) | 96 (10.8) | 0.682 |   
    | Depression, 
      n (%) | 1016 (32.2) | 679 (30.0) | 337 (38.0) | <0.001 |   
    | SP 
      [mmHg, median (IQR)] | 126.0 (114.0-140.3) | 125.33 
      (113.33-138.67) | 128.33 
      (115.33-144.33) | <0.001 |   
    | DP 
      [mmHg, median (IQR)] | 75.3 (67.3-83.7) | 75.33 (67.33-83.67) | 75.00 (67.67-83.33) | 0.995 |   
    | Blood 
      glucose [mg/dl, median (IQR)] | 102.1 (94.0-113.3) | 101.70 
      (93.96-112.32) | 102.96 
      (93.96-115.42) | 0.068 |   
    | HbA1c 
      [mg/dl, median (IQR)] | 5.1 (4.9-5.4) | 5.10 (4.90-5.40) | 5.10 (4.90-5.50) | 0.236 |   
    | Cholesterol 
      [mg/dl, median (IQR)] | 190.6 (166.6-215.3) | 190.98 
      (166.24-215.34) | 189.24 
      (168.17-215.72) | 0.825 |   
    | Triglyceride 
      [mg/dl, median (IQR)] | 108.0 (76.1-158.4) | 107.97 
      (76.11-159.30) | 106.20 
      (75.89-155.76) | 0.467 |   
    | LDL-C 
      [mg/dl, median (IQR)] | 114.0 (92.4-137.0) | 113.66 
      (92.40-137.63) | 114.43 
      (93.56-135.70) | 0.938 |   
    | HDL-C 
      [mg/dl, median (IQR)] | 48.7 (39.8-59.1) | 48.33 (39.43-58.76) | 49.48 (40.21-59.92) | 0.103 |   
    | NHDL-C 
      [mg/dl, median (IQR)] | 139.2 (116.0-165.9) | 139.18 
      (115.98-165.46) | 138.21 
      (115.98-166.62) | 0.715 |   
    | Uric 
      acid [mg/dl, median (IQR)] | 4.3 (3.6-5.2) | 4.31 (3.56-5.18) | 4.32 (3.61-5.25) | 0.817 |   
    | C-reactive 
      protein [mg/dl, median (IQR)] | 1.0 (0.5-2.1) | 0.98 (0.55-2.03) | 1.06 (0.52-2.22) | 0.200 |  |  
  
    | BMI, body mass index. DP, diastolic pressure. HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin. HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. IQR, interquartile range. LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. NHDL-C, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. SP, systolic pressure. PAC, physical activity score. |  |