Table 1:

Demographics and clinical findings

VariableAD (n = 19)Controls (n = 20)P
Sex, F/M9/1010/10>.95*
Age, mean ± SD72.6 ± 6.970.7 ± 6.4.38
Education, mean ± SD11.3 ± 4.010.9 ± 4.5.76
MMSE score, mean ± SD18.9 ± 3.929.5 ± 0.9<.0001
  • Note:—MMSE indicates Mini-Mental State Examination; AD, Alzheimer disease; F, female; M, male.

  • * The P value was obtained by Pearson χ2 2-tailed test, with continuity correction for n < 5.

  • The P value was obtained by a 2-sample 2-tailed t test.