Demographics and clinical findings
Variable | AD (n = 19) | Controls (n = 20) | P |
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Sex, F/M | 9/10 | 10/10 | >.95* |
Age, mean ± SD | 72.6 ± 6.9 | 70.7 ± 6.4 | .38† |
Education, mean ± SD | 11.3 ± 4.0 | 10.9 ± 4.5 | .76† |
MMSE score, mean ± SD | 18.9 ± 3.9 | 29.5 ± 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.