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. 2015 Apr 2;2015:828120. doi: 10.1155/2015/828120

Table 2.

Characteristics of the participants of the DIAN study by CDR stage and carrier status.

Variables Mutation carriers (MCs)
(N = 183)
Noncarriers (NCs)
(N = 117)
P value

CDR 0
Age (years) 35.1 ± 8.8 39.4 ± 10.2 0.002
Gender (M/F) 46/61 45/64 0.800∗∗
Education level (years) 14.2 ± 2.7 14.7 ± 2.7 0.092
CDR sum of boxes 0.03 ± 0.1 0.01 ± 0.08 0.186
Logical memory, delayed recall (percentile) 55.3 ± 33.2 62.2 ± 31.1 0.181
MMSE 29.0 ± 1.3 29.1 ± 1.3 0.488
GDS 1.6 ± 1.9 1.2 ± 1.5 0.129
SMCs (number) 13 10 0.478∗∗

CDR 0.5
Age (years) 42.6 ± 9.3 42.4 ± 12.4 0.774
Gender (M/F) 21/27 2/6 0.449∗∗∗
Education level (years) 13.4 ± 2.3 12.5 ± 3.4 0.50
CDR sum of boxes 1.5 ± 1.1 0.6 ± 0.4 0.007
Logical memory, delayed recall (percentile) 17.4 ± 27.6 44.8 ± 39.4 0.015
MMSE 26.6 ± 2.8 28.4 ± 1.6 0.09
GDS 3.7 ± 3.4 2.1 ± 2.5 0.198
SMCs (number) 32 5 1.000∗∗∗

CDR ≥ 1
Age (years) 48.4 ± 8.6 n.a.
Gender (M/F) 14/14 0
Education level (years) 12.8 ± 2.7 n.a.
CDR sum of boxes 7.9 ± 4.1 n.a.
Logical memory, delayed recall (percentile) 10.4 ± 27.1 n.a.
MMSE 15.6 ± 6.3 n.a.
GDS 4.1 ± 3.1 n.a.
SMCs (number) 27 0

Mann-Whitney U test; ∗∗Chi-square test; ∗∗∗Fisher's exact test; CDR denotes Clinical Dementia Rating Scale; M denotes male and F denotes female; MMSE denotes Mini-Mental Status Examination; GDS denotes Geriatric Depression Scale; age, education levels, CDR sum of boxes, MMSE, logical memory, and GDS scores are displayed in mean and standard deviation.