Table 1 Characteristics of 55 particpants in the Prospective Population Study of Women who underwent Mini‐Mental State Examination at baseline and follow‐up.
| CSF sample* | Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 72.5 (2.6) | 70–78 |
| Basic education | 63% (34/54) | |
| Aβ42 (pg/ml) in 1992–3 | 832.1 (222.3) | 282–1314 |
| T‐tau (pg/ml) in 1992–3 | 324.4 (208.4) | 81–1200 |
| MMSE in 1992–3 | 28.3 (1.5) | 23–30 |
| MMSE in 2000–2 | 26.5 (4.3) | 4–30 |
| ΔMMSE | −1.8 (3.9) | −21–+3 |
| Percent with dementia between 1992 and 2002 | 7.2% (4/55) |
Aβ42, β‐amyloid 1–42; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; MMSE, Mini‐Mental State Examination; T‐tau, total tau.
*Data are presented as mean (SD) or as % (N/total N).