Table 3.
Mumbai sample (n = 76) Mean (SEM) |
New York sample (n = 76) Mean (SEM) |
F | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brain weight | 1045.95 g (14.67) | 1221.38 g (17.27) | 42.73 | 0.000 |
DP (grades) | 1.42 (0.23) | 0.77 (0.12) | 6.50 | 0.013 |
NFT in Hippocampus (grade) | 1.27 (0.20) | 1.15 (0.19) | 0.32 | 0.57, ns |
NFT in Hippocampus (count/mm2) | 4.18 (0.85) | 3.86 (0.89) | 0.20 | 0.65, ns |
NFT in EC (grades) | 1.25 (0.21) | 1.42 (0.18) | 0.07 | 0.79, ns |
NFT in EC (count/mm2) | 3.68 (0.78) | 4.13 (0.73) | 0.01 | 0.92, ns |
SP in Neocortex (count/mm2) | 0.35 (0.14) | 0.38 (0.12) | 0.01 | 0.90, ns |
Braak stage for NFT | 1.02 (0.15) | 1.14 (0.12) | 0.30 | 0.58, ns |
SP, Age adjusted CERAD score | 0.30 (0.10) | 0.23 (0.07) | 0.10 | 0.78, ns |
Abbreviations: AD = Alzheimer's disease; DP = diffuse plaques; EC = entorhinal cortex; NFT=neurofibrillary tangles; SP = senile plaques; CERAD = consortium to establish a registry for Alzheimer's disease [22].