Table 1. Characteristics of Participants for thiamine-metabolizing enzymes assay (mean± SD).

Characteristics(mean± SD)	AD patients(n = 45)	Control subjects(n = 38)	P value
Male/Female	19/26	19/19	0.514
Age (year)	79.20±6.42 (63–89)	78.71±6.72 (63–89)	0.736
Education (year)	5.00±4.54 (0–16)	5.76±4.86 (0–16)	0.462
MMSE scores	5.62±6.28 (0–21)	27.08±2.24 (23–30)	<0.0001
TDP (nmol/L)	79.03±23.24(41.05–160.60)	127.60±22.65(77.76–187.50)	<0.0001
TMP (nmol/L)	5.33±4.44 (0–19.22)	3.81±2.91(0.28–14.33)	0.077
Thiamine (nmol/L)	3.62±3.87(0.53–19.35)	3.95±3.59(0.50–21.45)	0.691
ApoE ε4 allele (%)	24 (53.33)	3 (7.89)	<0.0001
Fasting Blood glucose (mmol/L)	5.43±1.52 (3.50–9.23)	6.13±1.51(4.81–13.88)	<0.05