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. 2025 Aug 19;105(5):e213975. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000213975

Table 2.

Summary of Demographics, Biomarkers, and Imaging Outcomes

N Frequency (%) Mean (SD) Median (IQR)
Ethnicity, frequency (%) White British 317 317 (100) — —
Sex, frequency (%) female 317 153 (48) — —
Age at baseline (phase 1) scan, y 317 — 70.5 (0.6) 70.5 (70.0 to 71.0)
Scan interval, y 317 — 2.4 (0.2) 2.4 (2.3 to 2.5)
Baseline (phase 1) WMHV, mL 317 — 5.7 (5.9) 3.51 (1.81 to 7.50)
WMHV change rate, mL/y 317 — 1.0 (1.6) 0.22 (0.05 to 0.56)
Hippocampal atrophy rate, mL/y 317 — 0.04 (0.04) 0.04 (0.01 to 0.06)
Baseline (phase 1) Aβ status, frequency (%) positive 311 74 (24) — —
Baseline (phase 1) Aβ CL score 311 — (9.6–22.7) 0.9 (−3.4 to 10.4)
APOE-ε4 status, frequency (%) ε4 carrier 316 95 (30) — —
Systolic BP, mm Hg
 Age 36, seated 286 — 120 (14) 119 (110 to 130)
 Age 43, seated 303 — 123 (14) 123 (114 to 130)
 Age 53, seated 310 — 133 (19) 131 (120 to 148)
 Age 60–64, seated 317 — 134 (17) 133 (123 to 145)
 Age 69, seated 315 — 132 (16) 132 (122 to 143)
 Age 70, lying 315 — 137 (17) 136 (126 to 147)
 Age 70, standing 315 — 137 (19) 135 (123 to 149)
Diastolic BP, mm Hg
 Age 36, seated 286 — 78 (10) 79 (72 to 84)
 Age 43, seated 303 — 80 (9) 79 (74 to 85)
 Age 53, seated 310 — 83 (12) 82 (76 to 89)
 Age 60–64, seated 317 — 76 (10) 76 (70 to 82)
 Age 69, seated 315 — 73 (10) 73 (66 to 80)
 Age 70, lying 315 — 73 (10) 73 (66 to 80)
 Age 70, standing 315 — 80 (11) 80 (72 to 87)
FHS-CVS
 Age 36 286 — 2.9 (1.8) 2.7 (1.5 to 3.5)
 Age 53 307 — 11.7 (7.1) 10.6 (6.3 to 15.6)
 Age 69 312 — 25.3 (13.2) 23.3 (14.5 to 34.3)
Follow-up (phase 2) plasma NfL, pg/mL 312 — 16.7 (7.9) 15 (11.8 to 19.4)

Abbreviations: Aβ = β-amyloid; CL = Centiloid; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; FHS-CVS = Framingham Heart Study Cardiovascular Risk Score; HAR = hippocampal atrophy rate; IQR = interquartile range; NfL = neurofilament light chain; SBP = systolic blood pressure; WMHV = white matter hyperintensity volume.