Table 1 Sample characteristics describing distributions of major covariates encompassing n = 124 hippocampal patient tissue samples in this study. Extended sample characteristics available in Table 4.
From: Corpora amylacea are associated with tau burden and cognitive status in Alzheimer’s disease
Characteristic | N = 124 |
|---|---|
APOE allele | |
E2/E3 | 2 (1.6%) |
E3/E3 | 87 (70%) |
E3/E4 | 28 (23%) |
E4/E4 | 7 (5.6%) |
Age (years) | |
Mean (SD) | 79 (13) |
Median (IQR) | 81 (69, 90) |
Range | 43, 101 |
Sex | |
F | 65 (52%) |
M | 59 (48%) |
Ethnicity | |
AA | 2 (1.6%) |
Mult | 1 (0.8%) |
W | 121 (98%) |
Cognitive status | |
Cognitively normal | 32 (26%) |
Mild impairment | 7 (5.7%) |
Dementia | 84 (68%) |
Not recorded | 1 |
Braak stage (I–VI) | |
I | 14 (11%) |
II | 21 (17%) |
III | 17 (14%) |
IV | 23 (19%) |
V | 19 (15%) |
VI | 30 (24%) |