Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study groups based on their cognitive status
| Characteristic* | Mean±SD/% | P† | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mild AD | Amnesic MCI | Secondary Dementia | Mixed Dementia | Healthy | ||
| Age (y) | 76.1±5.8 | 69.6±7.2 | 71.8±7.6 | 77.0±8.8 | 66.7±5.5 | <0.001 |
| Male sex | 50 | 35.9 | 60 | 33.3 | 47.4 | 0.702 |
| Years of education | 9.3±4.7 | 12.1±5.2 | 11.2±7.7 | 8.1±4.9 | 12.4±3.9 | 0.089 |
| Married individuals | 42.9 | 74.4 | 60 | 77.8 | 94.7 | 0.011 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 131.4±12.2 | 133.7±18.8 | 122.2±16.7 | 143.1±16.0 | 134.4±18.5 | 0.329 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 68.4±5.0 | 74.4±8.3 | 66.8±6.9 | 82.4±7.5 | 76±9.2 | 0.003 |
| FBS (mg/dl) | 100.4±11.0 | 101.8±20.2 | 89.6±7.0 | 112.9±47.1 | 103.5±19.2 | 0.454 |
| Family history of Alzheimer | 12.5 | 28.2 | 20 | 11.1 | 31.6 | 0.63 |
| Family history of Down syndrome | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 0.77 |
| Family history of Parkinson | 0 | 12.8 | 20 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 0.822 |
| Family history of depression | 0 | 7.7 | 40 | 11.1 | 15.8 | 0.202 |
| Family history of seizure | 0 | 10.3 | 40 | 0 | 5.3 | 0.061 |
| GDS score | 2.25±1.91 | 1.74±1.45 | 2.80±1.64 | 1.11±1.45 | 1.68±1.54 | 0.313 |
Abbreviations: AD: Alzheimer’s disease; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; FBS: Fasting blood sugar; GDS: Geriatric depression scale; MCI; Mild cognitive impairment; SBP: Systolic blood pressure.
*
Continuous variables are shown as Mean±SD while categorical variables are shown as frequency (percentage).
†
P<0.05