TABLE 1.
Demographic and CSF parameters in the clinical groups based on cognition
| Parameters | CH | MCI | LOAD |
| Number of subjects | 70 | 40 | 29 |
| Female (%) | 61 | 60 | 55 |
| Mean ± SD | |||
| Age (years) | 77.2 ± 6.8 | 77.0 ± 7.0 | 77.4 ± 9.6 |
| BMIa | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 1.8 ± 0.8 | 1.6 ± 0.8 |
| Aβ42 (pg/ml) | 722 ± 299 | 754 ± 268 | 506 ± 231 |
| Tau (pg/ml) | 273 ± 149 | 265 ± 168 | 473 ± 222 |
| Aβ42/Tau | 3.4 ± 2.2 | 3.9 ± 2.3 | 1.4 ± 1.3 |
| CSF protein (μg/ml) | 399 ± 16) | 414 ± 15 | 403 ± 19 |
Diagnoses for CH, MCI, and LOAD were made on standard clinical criteria described in Methods.
a
BMI: Underweight = 0, Normal weight = 1, Overweight = 2, Obese = 3.