Table 1.
AD cases (n = 154) | Non‐AD cases (n = 70) | Diff | |
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Age at death (years) | 78.3 ± 8.0 | 82.6 ± 7.7 | P < 0.01 |
Gender F : M | 87:67 (56% females) | 31:39 (44% females) | NS |
Cases with raised BP | 94 (63%) | 52 (74%) | NS |
Cases with one or more | 116 (68%) | 11 (16%) | P < 0.0001 |
ApoE4 allele | |||
Cases with two ApoE4 alleles | 28 (19%) | 1 (1.4%) | P < 0.0001 |
Cases with one or more | 115 (73%) | 67 (94%) | P < 0.0001 |
ApoE3 alleles | |||
Cases with two ApoE3 alleles | 36 (24%) | 45 (65%) | P < 0.0001 |
Cases with one ApoE2 alleles | 4 (2.3%) | 12 (17%) | P < 0.0001 |
Cases with two ApoE2 alleles | 0 | 0 |
Abbreviations: AD = Alzheimer's disease; BP = blood pressure; NS = not significant.