TABLE 1.

Subject Characteristics and Cognitive Scores

Group	NC	MCI	AD	P‐value
n	46	85	31	—
Mean age ± SD	74 ± 6	71 ± 8	73 ± 7	0.126 a
Gender (F/M)	28/18	44/41	18/13	0.577 b
Mean MMSE score ± SD	28.9 ± 1.2	26.0 ± 1.7	22.6 ± 2.5	—

F = females; M = males; n = number of subjects; SD = standard deviation; NC = normal control; MCI = mild cognitive impairment; AD = Alzheimer's disease, MMSE = Mini‐Mental State Examination. Age and MMSE score are presented as the mean and standard deviation.

^a One‐way ANOVA.

^b Pearson chi‐squared two‐tailed test.