| |
AD spouses (N = 6,291)
|
Matched controls (N = 16,322)2
|
|---|
|
Gender
| | |
|
Male
|
49.3%
|
49.3%
|
|
Female
|
50.7%
|
50.7%
|
|
Race/ethnicity
| | |
|
White
|
90.0%
|
90.0%
|
|
Black
|
5.5%
|
5.5%
|
|
Hispanic
|
3.0%
|
3.0%
|
|
Other race/ethnicity
|
1.5%
|
1.5%
|
|
Ages
| | |
|
Age 60-64
|
0.1%
|
0.1%
|
|
Age 65-69
|
5.3%
|
5.3%
|
|
Age 70-74
|
14.7%
|
14.7%
|
|
Age 75-79
|
25.8%
|
25.8%
|
|
Age 80-84
|
29.4%
|
29.4%
|
|
Age 85+
|
24.8%
|
24.8%
|
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1The AD spouse and control cohorts were matched on the basis of gender, age category, race/ethnicity, and urban status. Represented here is the entire pooled study population – incident, pre-existing and unknown AD cases with their spouses and the control population with their marital partners.
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2The total population from 2001 to 2005. When creating the cross-sectional annual cohort profiles, AD spouses were rematched each year to new controls.
