Skip to main content

Table 1 General characteristics of the study subjects.

From: Reduced clinical and postmortem measures of cardiac pathology in subjects with advanced Alzheimer's Disease

Characteristic

AD N = 35

C N = 22

Age (years)

83.7 (6.6)

84.4 (6.0)

Gender (M:F)

16:19

15:7

BMI

23.2 (4.0)2

26.2 (4.1)

MMSE1

10.40 (7.93)2

28.53 (1.61)

Senile plaque density score

2.8 (0.38)2

1.4 (1.3)

Neurofibrillary tangle density score

4.6 (1.2)2

2.8 (0.91)

Brain weight (g)

1093 (132)3

1209 (101)

Number and percentage with the ApoE ε4 allele

15 (42.8%)3

4 (18.2%)

  1. 1. MMSE not available for 5 AD and 2 control subjects.
  2. 2. Significantly different from control (p < 0.01).
  3. 3. Significantly different from control (p < 0.05).
  4. Means and standard deviations are shown. AD = Alzheimer's disease; C = non-demented elderly controls; BMI = body mass index; MMSE = mini mental state examination; ApoE = Apolipoprotein E.
Back to article page

BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

Contact us