Table 1.

Patient demographic data

	Control (n = 65)	AD (n = 68)	p value
Age (years)	59 (54–71)	70 (66–75)	<0.01
Sex, male/female (n)	37/28	25/43	0.021
ApoE ε4 carriers (%)	23.1	52.9
Tau (pg/ml)	229.5 (172.25–292)	907 (641.5–1100.5)	<0.01
Aβ42 (pg/ml)	1012.5 (850.75–1177.25)	493 (390.5–556)	<0.01
MMSE score	29 (27–30)	20 (16–23)	<0.01

Data presented as median (interquartile range) unless otherwise stated. p values calculated using the Mann–Whitney test, AD vs control

AD Alzheimer’s disease, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination