Demographics and characteristics of the sample by diagnosis
AD | MCI | HC | K-W/χ2 | P | |
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Sample size, n | 37 | 45 | 45 | ||
Women, % | 59.5 | 31.1 | 62.2 | 10.43 | .005 |
Age, y | 74.0 ± 7.9 | 75.7 ± 7.2 | 76.8 ± 4.9 | 1.73 | .420 |
Education, y | 14.1 ± 3.3 | 16.3 ± 2.9 | 16.2 ± 2.2 | 12.40 | .002 |
CDR (/3)# | 0.8 ± 0.3 (1.0) | 0.5 ± 0.1 (0.5) | 0 ± 0.1 (0) | 141.50 | <.001 |
MMSE (/30) | 22.1 ± 4.4 | 26.4 ± 2.7 | 28.9 ± 1.2 | 67.78 | <.001 |
ADAS-cog (/70) | 19.6 ± 8.9 | 12.3 ± 6.0 | 5.6 ± 3.2 | 66.54 | <.001 |
Aβ1–42, pg/mL | 149.4 ± 36.1 | 169.7 ± 44.7 | 212.9 ± 57.2 | 16.27 | <.001 |
τ, pg/mL | 121.2 ± 47.3 | 94.7 ± 62.6 | 68.3 ± 29.1 | 16.94 | <.001 |
p-τ, pg/mL | 45.9 ± 19.5 | 31.2 ± 15.1 | 24.6 ± 13.9 | 17.35 | <.001 |
Note:—Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, otherwise as indicated. CSF biomarker data were available from a portion of the ADNI sample at baseline (AD = 21, MCI = 28, HC = 23).
CDR indicates Clinical Dementia Rating Scale; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; ADAS-cog, Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale–cognitive subscale; Aβ1–42, amyloid-β-peptides 1–42; τ, total τ protein; p-τ, phospho-τ proteins; K-W/χ2, statistics for the Kruskal-Wallis test.