Table 1.
Summary statistics for age, sex and type-2 DM status in individuals included in the cross-sectional analyses of: 1, amylin in blood and circulating monocytes; and 2, brain amylin and Aβ42 concentrations by using ELISA.
| DEM | MCI | CU | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood samples | n = 19 | n = 19 | n = 42 |
| Sex, female/male (% female) | 9/10 (47.4%) | 14/4 (77.8%) | 20/21 (48.8%) |
| Age at collection (avg ± SEM) | 79.35 ± 2.18 | 81.35 ± 1.78 | 77.60 ± 0.66 |
| Type-2 diabetes | 6 (28.5%) | 5 (25%) | 6 (14.28%) |
| DEM | CU | ||
| Frozen brain tissue | n = 42 | n = 18 | |
| Sex, female/male (% female) | 25/17 (59.5%) | 14/4 (77.8%) | |
| Age at collection (avg ± SEM) | 85.65 ± 7.04 | 87.22 ± 7.3 | |
| Type-2 diabetes | 22 (52.4%) | 6 (33.3%) |