Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Groups | AD-memory (n = 27) | AD-language (n = 10) | AD-visuospatial (n = 9) | p values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, SD) | 68.0 (10.7) | 60.1 (5.7) | 61.0 (6.7) | 0.03* |
| M/F | 16/11 | 5/5 | 6/3 | 0.84, ns |
| Education (mean, SD) | 16.8 (2.5) | 16.6 (3.4) | 15.8 (3.5) | 0.68, ns |
| ApoE ε4 status | 0.07, ns | |||
| - Absent ε4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
| - 1 ε4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | |
| - 2 ε4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| MMSE /30 | 22.2 (5.0) | 23.1 (3.7) | 21.2 (5.8) | 0.71, ns |
| CDR | 0.96 (0.36) | 0.55 (0.16) | 0.67 (0.35) | 0.002* |
| CDR-SB | 6.2 (3.4) | 3.0 (1.8) | 4.6 (2.7) | 0.02* |
Abbreviations: Alzheimer's disease (AD); standard deviation (SD); apolipoprotein E ε4 allele (ApoE ε4); Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE); Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR); Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB).
*
p < 0.05.