TABLE 1.
Controls (n = 39) | AD (n = 37) | non-AD DEM (n = 16) | P | |
Age (years) | 60 ± 16 | 69 ± 9a | 63 ± 8 | aP < 0.01 vs. controls |
Males [n (%)] | 20 (51) | 19 (49) | 8 (50) | 0.960 |
Aβ 1-42 (ng/l) | 966 (782–1,390) | 472 (381–562)a | 742 (555–1,414) | aP < 0.0001 vs. controls and non-AD DEM |
Total tau (ng/l) | 120 (98–181) | 607 (297–978)a,b | 216 (103–549) | aP < 0.0001 vs. controls |
bP = 0.004 vs. non-AD DEM | ||||
Phosphorylated tau (ng/l) | 30 (26–38) | 84 (62–104)a | 34 (16–50) | aP < 0.0001 vs. controls and non-AD DEM |
apoE4 carriers [n (%)] | 7 (18) | 26 (70)a | 5 (31) | aP < 0.0001 vs. controls and non-AD DEM |
Normally distributed parameters are presented as means ± SDs, and skewed continuous parameters are expressed as medians (interquartile ranges). Statistically different values are reported in bold. CSF neurobiomarker (Aβ 1-42, total tau, and phosphorylated tau) values were available for 12/39 subjects in the control group and 13/16 subjects in the non-AD DEM group.