Table 2.
Baseline clinical and labs characteristics
| MCI (n=239) |
MBI (n=119) |
Comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Medical history | Pearson χ2 | ||
| Arterial Hypertension | 79 (33.1) | 45 (37.8) | χ2(1) = 0.795 p = 0.372 |
| Diabetes | 19 (7.9) | 7 (5.9) | χ2(1) = 0.504 p = 0.478 |
| Dyslipidemia | 72 (30.1) | 13 (10.9) | χ2(1) = 16.177 p < 0.001 |
| Mild hypothyroidism | 35 (14.6) | 8 (6.7) | χ2(1) = 4.717 p = 0.030 |
| Psychiatric medications | Pearson χ2 | ||
| Anti depressives | 99 (41.4) | 21 (17.6) | χ2(1) = 20.152 p < 0.001 |
| Antipsychotic | 33 (13.8) | 26 (21.8) | χ2(1) = 3.732 p = 0.053 |
| Benzodiazepines | 85 (35.6) | 23 (19.3) | χ2(1) = 9.942 p = 0.002 |
| Family history of dementia | 40 (16.7) | 26 (21.8) | χ2(1) = 1.380 p = 0.240 |
| Pyramidal signs on exam | 28 (11.7) | 26 (21.8) | χ2(1) = 6.368 p = 0.012 |
| Extrapyramidal signs on exam | 22 (9.2) | 40 (33.6) | χ2(1) = 33.054 p < 0.001 |
| Primitive reflexes | 38 (15.9) | 59 (49.6) | χ2(1) = 45.621 p < 0.001 |
| Altered hematocrit | 2 (0.8) | 5 (4.2) | Fisher’s exact = 0.043 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 23 (9.6) | 4 (3.4) | Fisher’s exact = 0.035 |