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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Western diet is associated with a smaller hippocampus: a longitudinal investigation

Characteristic

N (% or SD)

Female

118 (46 %)

Age (mean)

62.6 years (SD = 1.42)

Not completed high school

48 (17 %)

Physical activity

 None/mild

117 (46 %)

 Moderate

106 (42 %)

 Vigorous

32 (13 %)

Smoker

17 (7 %)

Body mass index

 Normal/under

96 (38 %)

 Overweight

117 (46 %)

 Obese

42 (16 %)

More than two depression symptoms

62 (22 %)

Reported antidepressant medications

18 (6 %)

Employed (full-time or part-time)

119 (41 %)