Table 1.
Variable | NC participants (n = 222) | MCI participants (n = 166) | AD participants (n = 68) |
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Age (years) | 72.0 (8.4) | 71.4 (8.2) | 78.4 (7.2) |
Education level (years) | 16.4 (2.9) | 14.7 (3.6) | 13.8 (3.2) |
MMSE | 29.2 (1.2) | 28.3 (1.8) | 22.9 (4.0) |
GDS | 3.9 (4.5) | 5.3 (5.2) | 6.2 (5.9) |
Sex (%female) | 66 | 57 | 52 |
Values are M (S.D.). Note. NC, normal control; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; AD, Alzheimer’s disease; M, mean; S.D., standard deviation; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; GDS, geriatric depression scale.