Table 1 Demographic details of study groups.
Control (n = 50) | PSP (n = 18) | LBD (n = 45) | AD (n = 39) | |
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Mean (SD) age at death (years) | 79.6 (8.8) | 76.0 (8.2) | 79.3 (7.0) | 83.9 (6.1)* |
Male/Female | 17/33 | 11/7 | 25/20 | 19/20 |
Mean (SD), disease duration (years) | – | 6.1 (3.5) | 7.8 (5.6) | 5.5 (2.9) |
PM delay (hours) | 38.4 (22.5) | 45.7 (23.4) | 37.4 (21.2) | 44.9 (23.8) |
AD, Alzheimer's disease; LBD, Lewy body dementia; PSP, progressive supranuclear palsy; PM, post mortem.
*AD age higher vs controls and LBD p<0.05, and vs PSP p<0.01.