Table 1.
Total (N = 113) | Men (N = 42) | Women (N = 71) | p-value*) | Controls(N = 113) | p-value **) | |
Age of death (years) | 78.3 (9.7) | 75.1 (10.5) | 80.7 (7.9) | 0.002†) | 77.7 (8.8) | 0.36†) |
Education (years of schooling) | 3.1 (3.3) | 3.3 (2.9) | 2.6 (3.0) | 0.246†) | 3.5 (3.0) | 0.12†) |
Caucasians (%) | 47 (66.2) | 31 (73.8) | 81 (72.3) | 0.395# | 78 (70.3) | 0.44# |
CDR (sum of boxes) | 13.1 (4.6) | 15.0 (2.8) | 15.8 (2.4) | 0.135†) | 0.08 (0.24) | <0.001†) |
IQCODE | 4.3 (0.5) | 4.5 (0.5) | 4.6 (0.4) | 0.275†) | 3.0 (0.05) | <0.001†) |
Number of individuals with CDR 2/3 | 42/71 | 19/23 | 23/48 | 0.227# | - |
: comparison between sexes within the dementia group.
: comparison between the dementia and control groups.
t-test; #: chi-square test.
CDR: Clinical Dementia Rating.
IQCODE: Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline of the Elderly.