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. 2020 Oct 12;78(2):229–235. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.3780

Table 1. Characteristics of the Study Cohort by APOE Genotype.

Characteristic APOE P value
ε22 (n = 25) ε23 (n = 449) ε33 (n = 2409) ε24 (n = 115) ε34 (n = 1295) ε44 (n = 139)
Age, mean (SD), y 71.1 (4.1) 71.9 (4.9) 71.5 (4.8) 71.5 (5.0) 70.7 (4.3) 69.8 (3.8) <.001
Women, No. (%) 16 (64.0) 245 (54.6) 1455 (60.4) 66 (57.4) 771 (59.5) 81 (58.3) .32
Race No. (%)
White 25 (100) 395 (88.0) 2188 (90.8) 103 (89.6) 1203 (92.9) 128 (92.1) .003
Black 0 31 (6.9) 71 (2.9) 9 (7.8) 41 (3.2) 7 (5.0)
Asian 0 15 (3.3) 117 (4.9) 2 (1.7) 33 (2.6) 2 (1.4)
American Indian 0 1 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 0 4 (0.3) 1 (0.7)
Native Hawaiian 0 0 1 (0.04) 0 1 (0.08) 0
Multiple 0 4 (0.9) 14 (0.6) 0 9 (0.7) 0
Unknown 0 3 (0.7) 15 (0.6) 1 (0.9) 4 (0.3) 1 (0.7)
Ethnicity, No. (%)
Hispanic or Latino 0 8 (1.8) 89 (3.7) 6 (5.2) 29 (2.2) 6 (4.3) .21
Non-Hispanic or non-Latino 25 (100) 438 (97.6) 2300 (95.5) 108 (93.9) 1255 (96.9) 133 (95.7)
Unknown 0 3 (0.7) 20 (0.8) 1 (0.9) 11 (0.8) 0
Education, mean (SD), y 17.2 (3.5) 16.5 (3.1) 16.5 (2.8) 16.6 (3.2) 16.7 (2.8) 16.5 (2.7) .70
Cardiovascular Risk Score, mean (SD) –0.06 (1.01) –0.09 (0.98) 0.00 (0.99) 0.16 (0.86) –0.03 (1.01) –0.14 (0.96) .08
Aβ positive, No. (%) 4 (16.0) 82 (18.3) 562 (23.3) 47 (40.9) 702 (54.2) 115 (82.7) <.001
Aβ SUVR, estimated mean (95% CI) 1.02 (0.95-1.09) 1.02 (1.01-1.04) 1.05 (1.04-1.06) 1.11 (1.08-1.14) 1.18 (1.17-1.19) 1.31 (1.28-1.34) <.001

Abbreviations: Aβ, β-amyloid; APOE, apolipoprotein E; SUVR, standardized uptake value ratio.