Table 3.
Correlation of serum β-synuclein with other fluid biomarkers
| Serum β-Syn | MMSE | CDR-SB | CSF Aβ42 | CSF tTau | CSF pTau181 | Plasma NfL | CSF NfL | CSF NRGN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum β-Syn | −0.467**** | 0.486**** | −0.454**** | 0.422**** | 0.453**** | 0.493**** | 0.202* | 0.398**** | |
| MMSE | n = 463 | −0.783**** | 0.428**** | −0.248*** | −0.273*** | −0.424**** | −0.338**** | −0.213** | |
| CDR-SB | n = 461 | n = 461 | −0.493**** | 0.406**** | 0.422**** | 0.448**** | 0.427**** | 0.345**** | |
| CSF Aβ42 | n = 194 | n = 194 | n = 194 | −0.144* | −0.237*** | −0.23** | −0.153 | −0.103 | |
| CSF tTau | n = 194 | n = 194 | n = 194 | n = 194 | 0.981**** | 0.167* | 0.368**** | 0.849**** | |
| CSF pTau181 | n = 194 | n = 194 | n = 194 | n = 194 | n = 194 | 0.169* | 0.339**** | 0.82**** | |
| Plasma NfL | n = 248 | n = 248 | n = 247 | n = 156 | n = 156 | n = 156 | 0.563**** | 0.108 | |
| CSF NfL | n = 155 | n = 155 | n = 155 | n = 152 | n = 152 | n = 152 | n = 154 | 0.167* | |
| CSF NRGN | n = 148 | n = 148 | n = 148 | n = 145 | n = 145 | n = 145 | n = 147 | n = 148 |
Correlation analyses were performed using Spearmans rank correlation coefficient. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001
CDR-SB Clinical dementia rating sum-of-boxes, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, pTau181, tau protein phosphorylated at S181, tTau total tau protein, NfL Neurofilament light chain, NRGN Neurogranin