Table 1 Description of the participants
From: Cognitive function in very old men does not correlate to biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease
Age, mean ± SD (range) | 88.5 ± 0.9 (86–92) |
|---|---|
Demented/non-demented, N | 12/46 |
Computed tomography, N | 58 |
CSF analyses, N | 35 |
Post mortem evaluation, N | 13 |
MMSE (N = 49), median (range) | 28 (19–30) |
Non-demented (N = 39) | 28 (25–30) |
Demented (N = 10) | 25.5 (19–29) |
Object recall test (N = 57), median (range) | 7 (1–12) |
Non-demented (N = 45) | 7 (3–12) |
Demented (N = 12) | 4.5 (1–8) |
Education (N = 58) | |
Primary school (6–7 years), N (%) | 29 (50) |
Secondary school (8–13 years), N (%) | 18 (31) |
University (> 13 years), N (%) | 11 (19) |
APOE genotype (N = 57) | |
ε4 carriers, N (%) | 5 (8.8) |
ε4 non-carriers, N (%) | 52 (91.2) |