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. 2024 Oct 3;65(12):2. doi: 10.1167/iovs.65.12.2

Table 2.

Demographics of Participants Per Aβ Group

Aβ− Aβ−+ Aβ++
Number of participants, n
 Total 116 18 14
 Baseline 100 16 14
 Follow-up 76 15 5
Age (y), mean ± SD
 Baseline 70.08 ± 5.81 69.04 ± 6.18 73.18 ± 4.54
 Follow-up 72.29 ± 5.88 71.18 ± 6.17 75.44 ± 4.55
Female sex (%) 53 44 71
Time between follow-up (y), mean ± SD 2.33 ± 0.36 2.32 ± 0.48 2.69 ± 0.53
Time between PET scans (y), mean ± SD 4.29 ± 0.39 4.34 ± 0.54 4.45 ± 0.50
Average MMSE, mean ± SD
 Baseline 28.70 ± 1.35 28.33 ± 1.64 28.29 ± 1.38
 Follow-up 28.88 ± 1.03 28.89 ± 1.50 28.30 ± 2.11
Hypertension (%)
 Baseline 47 55.6 28.6
 Follow-up 36.8 55.6 14.3
Hypercholestermia (%)
 Baseline 32.5 44.4 35.7
 Follow-up 36.8 55.6 35.7
Diabetes (%)
 Baseline 6.8 0 7.1
 Follow-up 6.8 0 7.1
Angina (%)
 Baseline 5.1 0 0
 Follow-up 7.7 0 0
Atherosclerosis (%)
 Baseline 2.6 0 0
 Follow-up 4.3 0 0
Myocardial infarct (%)
 Baseline 4.3 0 0
 Follow-up 6.8 0 0
Transient ischemic attack (%)
 Baseline 2.6 0 7.1
 Follow-up 2.6 0 7.1
Macula signal strength, mean ± SD
 Baseline 9.2 ± 1 9.4 ± 0.96 9.0 ± 1
 Follow-up 9.1 ± 0.76 9.1 ± 0.71 9.0 ± 0.61
Optic nerve signal strength, mean ± SD
 Baseline 9.4 ± 0.75 9.2 ± 0.94 9.6 ± 0.77
 Follow-up 9.0 ± 0.80 9.2 ± 0.54 9.3 ± 0.27