Table 1:
Overall Sample (N=27) | Aβ negative (N=22) | Aβ positive (N=5) | |
Age (y) | 67.9 (3.9) | 67.3 (4.1) | 70.8 (1.5) |
Sex (% female) | 55.6% (N=15) | 50.0% (N=11) | 80.0% (N=4) |
Education (y) | 15.5 (2.3) | 15.4 (2.0) | 16.2 (3.5) |
WMH volume (ml) | 0.9 (1.2) | 1.0 (1.3) | 0.5 (0.8) |
MMSE | 29.4 (0.8) | 29.5 (0.7) | 29.2 (1.1) |
MADRS, Baseline | 24.9 (5.4) | 24.7 (5.9) | 26.0 (2.5) |
MADRS, Phase 1 End | 10.0 (9.7) | 8.0 (9.3) | 18.6 (7.0) |
Phase 1 Remitted | 70.4% (N=19) | 81.8% (N=18) | 20% (N=1) |
Phase 1 Dose (mg) | 17.8 (4.24) | 17.7 (4.3) | 18.0 (4.5) |
(N=8) | (N=4) | (N=4) | |
MADRS, Phase 2 End | 19.0 (10.3) | 20.8 (14.5) | 16.8 (5.4) |
Phase 2 Dose (mg) | 318.7 (96.13) | 262.5 (75.0) | 375.0 (86.6) |
Continuous measures presented as mean (standard deviation) and categorical variables presented as % (number). Phase 1 dose calculated on number of pills as participants received either escitalopram or matching placebo. Phase 2 involved open-label bupropion administration.
CIRS = Cumulative Illness Rating Score; MADRS = Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale; mg = milligrams; ml = milliliters; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Exam; WMH = white matter hyperintensity