Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals diagnosed with MCI and AD patients. All data are presented as median (range).
| Participants | Mann–Whitney U Test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCI | AD | U | p | |
| Age (years) | 71.0 (41.0–88.0) |
77.5 (49–94) |
32,536.5 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.0 (18.4–32.4) |
23.4 (18.5–31.9) |
6935.5 | 0.354 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 86.0 (71.0–101.0) |
86.0 (72.0–99.0) |
6459.0 | 0.986 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.4 (3.2–8.8) |
5.7 (3.2–8.8) |
6759.0 | 0.566 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.3 (0.7–3.0) |
1.3 (0.7–3.0) |
6397.0 | 0.888 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.1 (0.8–5.6) |
3.3 (0.8–5.8) |
7016.0 | 0.278 |
| Triglycerides | 1.8 (0.7–6.7) |
1.8 (0.7–6.7) |
6756.0 | 0.569 |
| Blood glucose (mmol/L) | 5.5 (4.4–11.8) |
5.6 (4.7–11.8) |
7191.5 | 0.153 |
| MMSE score | 27.0 (21.0–30.0) |
16.5 (0.0–27.0) |
1535.5 | <0.001 |
| CDT score | 5.0 (0.0–5.0) |
1.0 (0.0–5.0) |
7129.0 | <0.001 |
AD, Alzheimer’s disease; CDT, Clock Drawing test; HDL, high-density lipoproteins; BMI, body mass index; LDL, low-density lipoproteins; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; and N, number of participants.