Table 1.

Comparison of AD and control subjects—age at death and disease class prevalence

Classification	Alzheimer’s disease	Non-demented controls
Age at death	80.5	79.9
Coronary artery disease, %	16	7
Stroke, %	7	3
Diabetes, %	9	7
Cancer, %	10	16
Asthma/COPD, %	9	7
Macular degeneration, %	3	4
Cataracts, %	7	9
Osteoporosis, %	9	13
Hearing impairment, %	2	4
Hypothyroidism, %	12	17