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Table 1 Sample description

From: Accuracy of plasma Aβ40, Aβ42, and p-tau181 to detect CSF Alzheimer’s pathological changes in cognitively unimpaired subjects using the Lumipulse automated platform

 

n = 208

Characteristics

 Females, n (%)

136 (65.4%)

 Age, median (IQR)

64 (60–69)

ApoE ε4 carrier, n (%)

63 (30.3%)

 MMSE (0–30), median (IQR)

29 (28–30)

CSF biomarkers

 Aβ40, mean (SD), pg/ml

10,850.7 (3191.4)

 Aβ42, median (IQR), pg/ml

819.5 (577–1037)

 Ratio Aβ42/40, median (IQR)

0.084 (0.065–0.093)

 T-tau, mean (SD), pg/ml

318 (242–400)

 P-tau181, median (IQR), pg/ml

37.5 (30.4–54.3)

 Ratio p-tau181/Aβ42, median (IQR)

0.042 (0.034–0.061)

Plasma biomarkers

 Aβ40, median (IQR), pg/ml

292.8 (266–318)

 Aβ42, median (IQR), pg/ml

23.6 (21.5–26.3)

 Ratio Aβ42/40, median (IQR)

0.082 (0.074–0.089)

 P-tau181, median (IQR), pg/ml

1.1 (0.92–1.36)

 Ratio p-tau181/Aβ42, median (IQR)

0.046 (0.038–0.061)

ATN group, n (%)

 A − T − N − 

135 (64.9%)

 A + T − N − 

50 (24%)

 A − T + N − 

1 (0.5%)

 A + T + Nx

22 (10.6%)

  1. Abbreviations: n Number of subjects, IQR Interquartile range, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, CSF Cerebrospinal fluid, Amyloid beta, SD Standard deviation, T-tau Total tau, P-tau Phosphorylated tau, A Amyloid, T Tau, N Neurodegeneration, Nx Both positive and negative neurodegeneration groups