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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2016 May 13;24(9):729–737. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2016.05.007

Table 2.

Lifestyle and imaging characteristics

MCI
(n=20)
SMI
(n=24)

BMI 25.6 (5.5) 25.9 (4.5)
BMI groups
 Normal (BMI ≤25) 63.2% 45.8%
 Above normal (BMI >25) 36.8% 54.2%

IPAQ-E groups
 Higher 30.0% 41.7%
 Lower 70.0% 58.3%

Mediterranean-type diet
 Often 55.0% 58.3%
 Rarely 45.0% 41.7%

FDDNP-PET binding levels#
 Medial temporal 1.12 (.05) 1.11 (.04)
 Lateral temporal 1.10 (.04) 1.08 (.04)
 Parietal 1.09 (.05) 1.07 (.03)
 Posterior Cingulate 1.10 (.06) 1.10 (.04)
 Frontal 1.05 (.04) 1.04 (.03)

Figures indicate mean with standard deviation (SD) or percentage of subjects (%).

Abbreviations: MCI = Mild Cognitive Impairment; BMI = Body Mass Index; IPAQ-E = International Physical Activity Scale for Elderly; FDDNP: 2-(1-(6-[(2-[F18]fluoroethyl)(methyl)amino]-2-naphthyl)ethylidene)malononitrile; PET: positron emission tomography.

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MCI and SMI groups significantly different in FDDNP-PET binding levels: F(1.42) = 5.73, p = .02.