Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical data for subjects.
| Group | All subjects | CN | MCI | AD dementia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 402 | 104 | 203 | 95 |
| Age (years) | 75.4±6.7 | 75.9±4.8 | 75.0.±7.2 | 75.6±7.4 |
| Sex (% male) | 63.9 | 62.0 | 67.5 | 59.0 |
| Education (years) | 15.5±3.1‡ | 15.9±3.1 | 15.8±2.9 | 14.6±3.3 |
| AMNART IQ | 117.5±11.5†† | 120.7±11.29 | 117.2 ±11.0 | 114.4±11.9 |
| Duration of AD dementia symptoms (years) | - | 0.0±0.1 | 0.0±0.1 | 3.7±2.4 |
| APOE4 (% non-carrier/heterozygous carrier/homozygous carrier) | 51.0/38.3/10.7† | 75.0/23.1/1.9 | 46.8/40.4/12.8 | 33.7/50.5/15.8 |
| MMSE | 26.8±2.6* | 29.0±1.1 | 27.2±1.7 | 23.5±2.1 |
| RAVLT Total Learning | 32.2±11.1* | 42.2±9.8 | 31.4±9.1 | 22.9±6.9 |
| Digit Symbol | 36.5±13.0* | 44.5±10.4 | 37.4±10.9 | 26.0±12.4 |
| NPI-Q Apathy (% present) | 0.3±0.6 (18.2)** | 0.02±0.1 (1.9) | 0.2±0.6 (15.3) | 0.6±0.8 (42.1) |
| NPI-Q Depression (% present) | 0.2±0.5 (18.7)‡ | 0.1±0.3 (6.7) | 0.2±0.5 (17.2) | 0.4±0.7 (34.7) |
| FAQ | 5.0±6.6* | 0.2±0.8 | 3.4±3.9 | 13.6±6.7 |
AD (Alzheimer's disease), AMNART IQ (American National Adult Reading Test intelligence quotient), APOE4 (Apolipoprotein E ε4), CN (clinically normal elderly), FAQ (Functional Activities Questionnaire), MCI (mild cognitive impairment), MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination), NPI-Q (Neuropsychiatric Inventory brief questionnaire form), RAVLT (Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test).
All values (except n, sex, APOE4) represent mean ± standard deviation.
p<0.0001 for CN vs. MCI, CN vs. AD and MCI vs. AD.
p<0.05 for CN vs. MCI, CN vs. AD and MCI vs. AD.
p<0.0001 for CN vs. MCI and CN vs. AD.
p<0.05 for CN vs. MCI and CN vs. AD.
p<0.05 for CN vs. AD and MCI vs. AD.