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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of AD participants compared to controls

From: Co-morbidity and drug treatment in Alzheimer's disease. A cross sectional study of participants in the Dementia Study in Northern Norway

 

AD

n = 187

Control

n = 200

p-value

Age (years ± SD)

   
 

80.9 ± 7.0

72.5 ± 5.5

< 0.001

Gender, women

   

n (%)

113 (60)

85 (43)

< 0.001

Familiar disposition

   

n (%)

56 (31)

29 (15)

< 0.001

Education ≥ 10 years

   

n (%)

33 (17)

126 (63)

0.33*

MMSE score ± SD

   
 

23.1 ± 4.5

28.7 ± 1.6

< 0.001*

MAP ± SD

   
 

100.9 ± 16.6

107.2 ± 13.6

0.009*

BMI ± SD

   
 

25.4 ± 5.0

26.0 ± 4.2

0.59*

  1. *Age and gender adjusted. MAP = Mean arterial blood pressure. BMI = Body mass index. SD = standard deviation
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BMC Geriatrics

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