TABLE 1.

Group characteristics.

Variable	Control	VaD
Number	10	10
Age	82 (69–94)	84 (72–98)
Male sex, n (%)	4 (40)	4 (40)
Post-mortem delay (h)	35.7 (24–43.5)	35.1 (20–54)
Brain wt (g)	1,212 (1,032–1,480)	1,245 (1,060–1,460)
Wet-wt/dry-wt	5.67 (5.21–6.14)	5.94 (5.32–6.56)

Values are: age, post-mortem delay and brain wt, mean (range); wet-wt/dry-wt ratio, mean (± 95% CI) averaged across all samples.

All differences were non-significant.