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Table 1 Characteristics of the BDR cohort, stratified by deprivation level

From: Neurodegenerative brain changes are associated with area deprivation in the United Kingdom: findings from the Brains for Dementia Research study

 

Deprivation group

 

1—Least Deprived

2

3

4

5—Most deprived

 
 

(N = 293)

(N = 209)

(N = 142)

(N = 77)

(N = 68)

p value

Age at death (years)

85.3 (8.43)

84.1 (8.60)

85.4 (8.60)

84.0 (8.25)

84.5 (9.36)

.61

Female sex

143 (48.8%)

98 (46.9%)

68 (47.9%)

32 (41.6%)

32 (47.1%)

.77

APOE ε4 non-carrier

97 (33.1%)

83 (39.7%)

51 (35.9%)

36 (46.8%)

21 (30.9%)

.29

APOE ε4 carrier

120 (41.0%)

77 (36.8%)

54 (38.0%)

25 (32.5%)

35 (51.5%)

 

APOE genotype not known

76 (25.9%)

49 (23.4%)

37 (26.1%)

16 (20.8%)

12 (17.6%)

 

Hypertension present

150 (51.2%)

106 (50.7%)

86 (60.6%)

32 (41.6%)

36 (52.9%)

.08

Diabetes present

27 (9.2%)

19 (9.1%)

23 (16.2%)

7 (9.1%)

13 (19.1%)

.15

Any cognitive impairment present

165 (56.3%)

125 (59.8%)

82 (57.7%)

48 (62.3%)

41 (60.3%)

.91

  1. Mean (SD) or Count (%); p value from permutation test