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. 2018 Jan 3;73(6):770–778. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glx199

Table 1.

Participant Demographics

Participants (n) 138
Males, n (%) 77 (55.8%)
Baseline Age (years) 71.3 (7.7)
Total PET Scans 476
Scans Per Participant 3.5 (1.2)
Follow-up Time (years) 5.3 (2.0)
Baseline MMSE 28.9 (1.2)
Hypertension, n (%) 67 (48.6%)
Diabetes, n (%) 13 (9.4%)
Obesity (n %, BMI ≥30) 43 (31.2%)
Baseline CRP (mg/L) 4.56 (5.34)
Baseline IL-6 (pg/mL) 3.72 (0.78)
Mean CRP (mg/L) 4.60 (5.58)
Mean IL-6 (pg/mL) 3.99 (1.67)
Rate of change CRP (mg/L/y) 0.17 (0.61)
Rate of change IL-6 (mg/L/y) 0.10 (0.09)

Note: Mean (SD) unless otherwise noted. Baseline values represent the mean of the whole sample of cognitively normal participants (n = 138). Mean and rate of change values were calculated for those with longitudinal imaging measures (>1 PET scan, n = 127). CRP = C-reactive protein; IL-6 = Interleukin-6; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; PET = Positron emission tomography.