Table 1.
Characteristics of AD patients and non-demented family
| CHARACTERISTIC | AD (N = 691) | NON DEMENTED (N = 973) | AGE ADJUSTED PERCENT AD | AGE ADJUSTED PERCENT NON-DEMENTED | P-VALUE* |
| Mean Age (SD) | 70.0 (8.2) | 65.0 (8.8) | <0.0001 | ||
| Sex (%male) | 242 (35.0) | 381 (39.2) | 36.5 | 39.9 | 0.39 |
| Greater than HS Ed (%) | 403 (58.3) | 643 (66.1) | 59.3 | 65.1 | 0.10 |
| African American (%) | 215 (31.1) | 204 (21.0) | 28.4 | 21.3 | 0.01 |
| Use of NSAIDs† (%) | 24 (3.5) | 66 (6.8) | 3.5 | 6.7 | 0.08 |
| APOE-ε4 carrier (%) | 448 (64.8) | 370 (38.0) | 65.3 | 38.0 | <0.0001 |
* Reported p-values use General Estimating Equations to account for correlation among observations.
†Exposure to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs had to precede index date by one year or more.