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Table 2 ANOVA results of demographic variables, i.e., age, education, MMSE score, and alpha3/alpha2 ratio (see text for details)

From: Conversion of mild cognitive impairment patients in Alzheimer’s disease: prognostic value of Alpha3/Alpha2 electroencephalographic rhythms power ratio

Demographic and clinical features

MCI cohort

MCI NON CONVERTERS

MCI AD CONVERTERS

MCI NON-AD CONVERTERS

p value (ANOVA)

Number of subjects (f/m)

74 (46 F/28 M)

42 (30/14)

18 (10/8)

14 (7/7)

 

Age (years)

69.7 ± 2.3

69.4 ± 4.1

71.8 ± 5.7

70.1 ± 3.9

0.1

Education (years)

7.4 ± 0.8

7.3 ± 2.5

8.4 ± 3.1

8.8 ± 4.6

0.4

MMSE

26.8 ± 1.4

27.2 ± 1.4

25.7 ± 1.5

26.8 ± 1.8

0.001

alpha3/alpha2 ratio

1.15 ± 0.2

1.14 ± 0.3

1.26 ± 0.5

1.03 ± 0.7

0.02

  1. The values are all intended at baseline. ANOVA analysis of variance, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, MCI mild cognitive impairment, AD Alzheimer’s Disease