Table 1.
Demographic statistics and cognitive characteristics of the participants
| ApoE ε4− (n = 39) | ApoE ε4+ (n = 23) | F/X2 | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Age | 71.08 | 6.87 | 73.27 | 5.94 | F = 2.8 | 0.24 |
| Sex (female/%) | 30/76% | – | 16/70% | – | X2 = 0.7 | 0.62 |
| Years of Education | 15.87 | 2.32 | 16.02 | 2.14 | F = 2.47 | 0.33 |
| MMSE | 27.3 | 1.3 | 26.7 | 1.5 | F = 1.03 | 0.51 |
| RAVLT trials 1–5 total | 49.74 | 10.74 | 47.04 | 10.62 | F = 3.12 | 0.47 |
ApoE ε4 apolipoprotein E ε4 allele, RAVLT Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, MMSE mini-mental state examination, SD standard deviation