Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with AD and NCs.
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AD N = 31 |
NC N = 15 |
χ2/t | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, male/female | 8/23 | 5/10 | 0.282 | 0.730 |
| Age, y | 68.58 ± 8.04 | 64.80 ± 6.00 | 1.613 | 0.114 |
| Education, y | 10.06 ± 4.49 | 12.60 ± 2.35 | ‐1.740 | 0.089 |
| MMSE | 15.93 ± 6.61 | 27.67 ± 1.72 | ‐6.724 | 0.000 |
| APOE ε4 carrier (%) | 12/28 (42.86) | 2/15 (13.33) | 4.710 | 0.045 |
Age, education, and MMSE score are provided as mean ± SD and analyzed using independent two sample t‐test. Chi‐square test was used for analysis of gender and APOE genotype. APOE genotype data were missing from three AD patients. Abbreviations: AD, Alzheimer’s disease; NC, normal control; MMSE, Mini‐Mental State Examination; APOE, apolipoprotein E.