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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 26.
Published in final edited form as: J Alzheimers Dis. 2012;31(3):659–668. doi: 10.3233/JAD-2012-120676

Table 5. Log-transformed, covariate adjusted CSF biomarker data between FH groups, within diagnosis.

FH− FH+ FH+ subgroups

FHp FHm
Diagnosis at baseline
ND n = 61 n =51 n =14 n = 34
 Log-transformed total tau, pg/mL 1.79 (0.17) 1.82 (0.17) 1.82 (0.18) 1.80 (0.15)
 Log-transformed Aβ, pg/mL 2.31 (0.13) 2.28 (0.13) 2.30 (0.13) 2.28 (0.13)
 Log-transformed tau/Aβ ratio −0.51 (0.24) −0.45 (0.24) −0.48 (0.24) −0.48 (0.21)
MCI n = 96 n =95 n =21 n = 62
 Log-transformed total tau, pg/mL 1.93 (0.21) 2.0 (0.22) 1.90 (0.19) 1.99 (0.24)°
 Log-transformed Aβ, pg/mL 2.21 (0.14) 2.16 (0.13) 2.22 (0.14) 2.15 (0.13)
 Log-transformed tau/Aβ ratio −0.28 (0.29) −0.19 (0.31) −0.31 (0.26) −0.15 (0.31)1◦2
AD n = 52 n =48 n =7 n = 34
 Log-transformed total tau, pg/mL 2.03 (0.23) 2.0 (0.20) 2.02 (0.23) 2.03 (0.21)
 Log-transformed Aβ, pg/mL 2.15 (0.12) 2.1 (0.11) 2.09 (0.13) 2.13 (0.11)
 Log-transformed tau/Aβ ratio −0.12 (0.28) −0.09 (0.25) −0.07 (0.17) −0.09 (0.25)

Values are means (SD). 1Significant while covarying for age, gender, and education, p < 0.05, *p < 0.01, p-values are for FH+, FHp, or FHm versus FH−, except for cells marked with a2, where FHp <FHm. Aβ, amyloid-β; AD, Alzheimer's disease; FH−, negative family history of dementia; FH+, positive family history of dementia; FHp, paternal only family history of dementia; FHm, maternal only family history of dementia; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; ND, no dementia.