Table 1.

Comparison of demographic characteristics and cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglyceride levels among HC, MCI, and AD participants

	HC	MCI	AD	ANOVA (p)
N	347	55	84
Age (y)	72±6	79±6	81±7
M/F	148/199	25/30	34/50
Melbourne/Perth	196/151	27/28	53/31
APOE ɛ4 (no/yes)	2871/76	23/32	36/48
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	222±37	215±38	226±44	0.19
LDL (mg/dl)	134±33	128±34	135±39	0.46
HDL (mg/dl)	66±18	63±14	66±18	0.73
TG (mg/dl)	113±50	119±56	129±85	0.14

Values are presented as mean±S.D or as frequency. Non-parametric ANOVA (Kruskal-Wallis analysis) was performed.