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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alzheimers Dement. 2021 Sep 5;18(4):551–560. doi: 10.1002/alz.12429

TABLE 1.

Participant measures by Aβ positivity

Aβ Aβ+ P
n (%) 102 (64.1) 57 (35.8)
Age, Exam 1, M (SD) 54.3 (6.3) 58.4 (6.5) <.001*
Age, Exam 6, M (SD) 70.1 (6.2) 74.5 (6.5) <.001*
Sex (M/F) 47/55 24/33 .629
Race (White/AA) 48/54 32/25 .272
Years of education, M (SD) 15.0 (2.6) 15.1 (2.9) .857
aCognitive status, n (%) <.001*
 Normal 79 (78.2) 27 (48.2)
 MCI 19 (18.8) 23 (41.1)
 Dementia 1 (1.0) 5 (8.9)
APOE-ε4, (+/−/missing) 26/75/1 27/25/5 <.001*
%ASCVD, M (SD) 6.59 (5.7) 8.01 (6.4) .152
b% FSRP, M (SD) 1.69 (1.6) 2.69 (2.7) .004*
CAIDE, M (SD) 6.48 (2.2) 7.65 (2.2) .002*
SBP, M (SD) 127.0 (21.7) 126.9 (18.6) .965
DBP, M (SD) 73.9 (10.4) 73.5 (10.1) .828
cCASI Exam 5, M (SD) 92.3 (5.9) 92.1 (5.3) .865
dCASI Exam 6, M (SD) 93.6 (4.5) 90.3 (8.4) .002*
eCASI change (5 to 6), M (SD) 1.4 (5.0) −1.8 (6.8) .001*
PiB SUVR, M (SD) 1.11 (0.05) 1.71 (0.27) <.001*
fWMH vol. (% ICV), median (IQR) 0.19 (0.10, 0.42) 0.33 (0.14, 0.72) .025*
dCort. thick., mm, M (SD) 2.69 (0.12) 2.65 (0.13) .037*

Abbreviations: Aβ, β-amyloid; ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk estimate from the pooled cohort equation; FSRP, Framingham stroke risk profile; CAIDE, cardiovascular risk factors, aging and incidence of dementia risk score; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; CASI, Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument; PiB SUVR, Pittsburgh compound B Standardized Uptake Value Ratio; Cort. thick., cortical thickness; WMH vol., white matter hyperintensity volume; ICV, intracranial volume.

*

Statistically significant at P < .05.

Note: 5 participants (3 Aβ−, 2 Aβ+) did not have cognitive status available

a

Aβ− n = 99; Aβ+ n = 55.

b

Aβ− n = 101; Aβ+ n = 57.

c

Aβ− n = 99; Aβ+ n = 57.

d

Aβ− n = 102; Aβ+ n = 56.

e

Aβ− n = 99; Aβ+ n = 56.

f

Aβ− n = 101; Aβ+ n = 56.