TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the cohort.
| CT | AD patients | MD patients | MCI | p-values | |
| n. | 250 | 177 | 132 | 115 | |
| Gender (M:F) | 82:168 | 52:125 | 40:92 | 45:70 | p = 0.33 |
| Age, y | 79.35 ± 5.931 | 77.54 ± 5.07 | 80.34 ± 4.862 | 77.94 ± 5.42 | p < 0.001 |
| MMSE | 29.0; 27.0–30.0 | 21.0; 18.3–23.73 | 21.2; 18.0–24.03 | 27.0; 26.0–28.04 | p < 0.001 |
| ApoE ε4 carriers (%) | 20.4 | 49.15 | 30.46 | 27.3 | p < 0.001 |
CT, subject without cognitive decline; AD, subjects with Alzheimer’s disease; MD, subjects with mixed Dementia; MCI, subjects with Mild Cognitive Impairment; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination.
1p < 0.03 vs. MCI and vs. AD; 2p < 0.001 vs. MCI and vs. AD; 3p < 0.001 for AD vs. CT; AD vs. MCI; MD vs. CT; MD vs. MCI; 4p < 0.003 vs. CT; 5p < 0.001 vs. CT, vs. MCI and vs. MD; 6p = 0.043 vs. CT. Bold values are indicate a statistically significant p-value.