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. 2020 Dec 30;12(1):e12120. doi: 10.1002/dad2.12120

TABLE 2.

Nutritional biomarker levels according to baseline diagnosis and clinical progression

Baseline diagnosis N All N All N SCD N SCD N MCI N MCI N AD N AD
Progression (–/+) + + + +
Serum HDL, mmol/L 318 1.33 ± 0.41 145 1.33 ± 0.39 161  1.28 ± 0.40 22 1.30 ± 0.39 71 1.35 ± 0.42 41 1.32 ± 0.42 86 1.42 ± 0.43 82 1.34 ± 0.38
Serum LDL, mmol/L 318  2.41 ± 0.82 145 2.62 ± 0.93 161  2.33 ± 0.83 22 2.85 ± 0.90* 71  2.45 ± 0.85 41  2.39 ± 0.77 86 2.54 ± 0.78 82 2.67 ± 0.99
Serum total cholesterol, mmol/L 318 4.39 ± 1.04 145 4.59 ± 1.16 161 4.28 ± 1.08 22 4.85 ± 1.24 71  4.41 ± 1.10 41  4.24 ± 0.94 86  4.59 ± 0.92 82  4.69 ± 1.21
Serum triglycerides, mmol/L 318 1.46 ± 0.95 145 1.43 ± 0.75 161 1.53 ± 1.06 22 1.55 ± 0.75 71 1.38 ± 0.76 41 1.18 ± 0.51 86 1.38 ± 0.87 82 1.52 ± 0.82
Plasma glucose, nmol/L 350 7.08 ± 1.91 164 7.16 ± 2.02 176  6.92 ± 1.75 21 7.07 ± 2.07 84 7.25 ± 2.16 44  7.15 ± 2.34 90 7.24 ± 1.95 99 7.18 ± 1.87
Plasma homocysteine, μmol/L 314 12.33 ± 3.63 143 13.16 ± 3.75* 158 11.58 ± 3.27 22 11.65 ± 2.26 70 12.99 ± 3.50 41 13.23 ± 3.39 86 13.20 ± 4.09 80 13.54 ± 4.16
Serum folate, nmol/L 352 19.03 ± 9.77 164 17.90 ± 8.86 178 19.83 ± 11.06 21 16.76 ± 6.30 84 18.45 ± 8.43 44 17.61 ± 8.57 90 18.00 ± 8.01 99 18.26 ± 9.48
Serum vitamin B12, pmol/L 351  372 ± 398 164 333 ± 224 177 364 ± 382 21 305 ± 187 84 359 ± 306 44 325 ± 151 90  398 ± 496 99  342 ± 258
CSF SAM, nmol/L 198 169 ± 37 86 164 ± 39 91 166 ± 34 13 169 ± 44 48 176 ± 48 24 156 ± 46 59 166 ± 32 49 167 ± 33
CSF SAH, nmol/L 198  15.79 ± 5.01 87 16.56 ± 6.27 91 14.96 ± 4.84 13 18.56 ± 9.83 48 16.75 ± 4.87 25 15.72 ± 5.64 59 16.30 ± 5.25 49 16.46 ± 5.37
Plasma vitamin A, μmol/L 314 2.18 ± 0.52 143  2.11 ± 0.47 158 2.19 ± 0.49 22 2.05 ± 0.44 70 2.17 ± 0.52 41 2.03 ± 0.43 86 2.18 ± 0.58 80 2.16 ± 0.50
Plasma vitamin E, μmol/L 314 35.66 ± 8.27 143 35.53 ± 7.92 158 35.02 ± 8.42 22 36.14 ± 6.66 70 35.61 ± 8.68 41 34.27 ± 7.75 86 36.87 ± 7.56 80 36.02 ± 8.33
Plasma uridine, nmol/L 308 4216 ± 1348 143 3957 ± 1176 156 4146 ± 1291 22 4290 ± 1449 67 4404 ± 1632 41 4386 ± 1163 85 4196 ± 1197 80 3646 ± 1009*

Abbreviations: AD, Alzheimer's disease; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; SAH, S‐adenosylhomocysteine; SAM, S‐adensoylmethionine; SCD, subjective cognitive decline.

Notes: Data in mean ± SD, groups were compared on their outcome (stable vs progression) in the total cohort and within subgroups of their baseline syndrome diagnosis (SCD/MCI/AD).

*P <.05 values correspond to t‐tests on log‐tranformed nutritional biomarker levels