Table I.
Characteristics of the AD, MCI patients and healthy controls
| Characteristics | AD | MCI | Controls | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (M/F) | 16 (8/8) | 16 (7/9) | 22 (7/15) | 0.51a |
| Age, years | 69.56 ± 7.65 | 69.38 ± 7.00 | 66.55 ± 7.67 | 0.38b |
| Education, years | 10.06 ± 3.39 | 10.94 ± 3.40 | 10.00 ± 3.93 | 0.70b |
| MMSE | 18.50 ± 3.24 | 26.50 ± 1.03 | 28.59 ± 0.59 | <0.01b |
MMSE, mini‐mental state examination; plus‐minus values are means ± S.D.
a
The P value for gender distribution in the three groups was obtained by chi‐square test.
b
The P values were obtained by one‐way analysis of variance tests.