Table 2.
Mumbai sample Mean (SEM) |
New York sample Mean (SEM) |
F | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brain weight | 1034.34 g (14.92) | 1209.03 g (14.42) | 6.41 | 0.013 |
DP in Neocortex (grade) | 1.79 (0.22) | 0.78 (0.11) | 5.67 | 0.019 |
NFT in Hippocampus (grade) | 1.24 (0.18) | 1.16 (0.18) | 0.09 | 0.76, ns |
NFT in Hippocampus (count/mm2) | 4.41 (0.87) | 3.78 (0.78) | 0.01 | 0.95, ns |
NFT in EC (grade) | 1.39 (0.20) | 1.32 (0.16) | 1.33 | 0.25, ns |
NFT in EC (count/mm2) | 4.06 (0.71) | 3.81 (0.63) | 0.80 | 0.37, ns |
SP in Neocortex (count/mm2) | 1.15 (0.31) | 0.59 (0.18) | 0.79 | 0.37, ns |
Braak stage for NFT | 1.01 (0.14) | 1.11 (0.12) | 1.93 | 0.16, ns |
SP, Age adjusted CERAD score | 0.80 (0.17) | 0.39 (0.11) | 0.42 | 0.51, ns |
n = 91; controlled for ages and genders.
Abbreviations: DP = diffuse plaques; NFT = neurofibrillary tangles; EC = entorhinal cortex; SP = senile plaques; CERAD = consortium to establish a registry for Alzheimer's disease.