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Table 1 Demographics of Greater-Bay-Area Healthy Aging Brain Study (GHABS) participants included in this study

From: Pathophysiology characterization of Alzheimer’s disease in South China’s aging population: for the Greater-Bay-Area Healthy Aging Brain Study (GHABS)

 

NC

SCD

MCI

Dementia

No., %

119, 25.3%

207, 44.0%

87, 18.5%

57, 12.1%

Age, years

66(9.2,55–89)

66(7.9,55–86)

a, b69(10,58–89)

a, b73(12.6,57–86)

APOE-ε4 (No., %)

24, 20.2%

36, 17.4%

a, b35, 40.2%

a, b27, 47.4%

Female (No., %)

72, 60.5%

a, c, d154, 74.4%

48, 55.2%

31, 54.4%

Education, years

13(4.0,5–20)

14(4.3,2–24)

a, b12(6.0,2–18)

a, b11(4.0,0–18)

MoCA

27 (3)

26 (4)

a, b22 (5)

a, b, c12 (7)

MMSE

29 (3)

29 (3)

a, b26 (4)

a, b, c18 (8)

Participants with risk factors (n = 443)

No., %

115, 26.0%

197, 44.5%

79, 17.8%

52, 11.7%

Hypertension (No., %)

24, 20.2%

41, 19.8%

18, 20.7%

8, 14.0%

Diabetes (No., %)

10, 8.4%

18, 8.7%

7, 8.0%

7, 12.3%

Hyperlipidemia (No., %)

21, 17.6%

a65, 31.4%

b10, 11.5%

7, 12.3%

PSQI

5.5 (4)

a, d7.0 (5)

a, d6.0 (6)

a, b, c4.0 (4.3)

GDS

2 (2)

a, c, d2 (3)

a, b3 (4)

a, b3 (4)

Participants with MRI image data (n = 301)

No., %

73, 24.3%

132, 43.9%

57, 18.9%

39, 13.0%

Age, years

66(8.9,55–89)

67(8.0,55–86)

a69(9.0,58–89)

a, b73(13.3,57–85)

APOE-ε4 (No., %)

19, 26.0%

24, 18.2%

b22, 38.6%

a, b20, 51.3%

Female (No., %)

43, 58.9%

94, 71.2%

33, 57.9%

23, 59.0%

MoCA

26 (3)

26 (3)

a, b22 (5)

a, b, f12 (7.5)

MMSE

29 (2)

29 (3)

a, b26 (3)

a, b, f18 (9)

Participants with Aβ PET image data (n = 195)

No., %

43, 22.0%

80, 41.0%

44, 22.6%

28, 14.4%

Age, years

66(8.6,55–89)

67(7.4,55–81)

a, b69(9.1,58–89)

a, b73(12.7,58–85)

APOE-ε4 (No., %)

13, 30.2%

12, 15.0%

b18, 40.9%

b15, 53.6%

Female (No., %)

24, 55.8%

52, 65.0%

24, 54.5%

17, 60.7%

MoCA

26 (4)

26 (3)

a, b23 (5)

a, b, e13.5 (10.5)

MMSE

28 (2)

29 (3)

a, b27 (3)

a, b, e18 (8.25)

Participants with tau PET image data (n = 70)

No., %

18, 25.7%

23, 32.9%

18, 25.7%

11, 15.7%

Age, years

65(12.7,55–89)

65(6.0,57–80)

70(8.5,58–78)

62(10.4,58–80)

APOE-ε4 (No., %)

7, 38.9%

11, 47.8%

11, 61.1%

7, 63.6%

Female (No., %)

8, 44.4%

17, 73.9%

9, 50.0%

6, 54.5%

MoCA

26.5 (4)

26 (5.5)

a, b22 (5.75)

a, b, f12 (8.5)

MMSE

28.5 (3)

28 (3)

b26 (3.75)

a, b, f13 (9)

  1. Notea, b, c, d indicates significantly different from NC, SCD, MCI, and dementia groups respectively
  2. Abbreviations Aβ = β-amyloid; NC = Normal control; SCD = subjective cognitive decline; MCI = mild cognitive impairment; PSQI = Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale