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Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics of study participants by cohort (all randomized participants)

From: Impact of frequent cerebrospinal fluid sampling on Aβ levels: systematic approach to elucidate influencing factors

 

Cohort 1

Cohort 2

Cohort 3

Cohort 4

Total

(n = 6)

(n = 6)

(n = 6)

(n = 6)

(N = 24)

Age (years)

62 (4.3)

64 (6.4)

66 (1.7)

63 (3.3)

64 (4.3)

Sex (men), n (%)

6 (100.0)

5 (83.3)

6 (100.0)

5 (83.3)

22 (91.7)

Race, n (%)

 White

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

5 (83.3)

6 (100.0)

23 (95.8)

 Black or African American

0

0

1 (16.7)

0

1 (4.2)

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Not Hispanic or Latino

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

24 (100.0)

Weight (kg)

83 (10.8)

72 (8.3)

77 (5.6)

79 (10.6)

78 (9.6)

Height (cm)

176 (7.8)

170 (9.5)

171 (9.2)

173 (7.6)

172 (8.4)

BMI (kg/m2)

27.1 (3.8)

25 (2.3)

26.6 (2.7)

26.6 (3.5)

26.3 (3.0)

Total MMSE at screening

29.2 (0.8)

29.0 (1.3)

29.7 (0.5)

29.7 (0.8)

29.4 (0.9)

1-42 (pg/ml)

393.2 (26.4)

380.6 (44.1)

326.1 (75.4)

319.2 (97.6)

354.8 (70.6)

T-tau (pg/ml)

74.5 (20.0)

62.7 (28.9)

46.7 (20.6)

50.7 (21.9)

58.6 (24.3)

P-tau181P (pg/ml)

30.7 (8.2)

22.2 (4.9)

20.4 (6.9)

24.9 (13.0)

24.6 (9.1)

APOE ε4 carrier

 Yes

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

0

2 (33.3)

4 (16.7)

 No

4 (66.7)

3 (50.0)

5 (83.3)

4 (66.7)

16 (66.7)

 Unknown

1 (16.7)

2 (33.3)

1 (16.7)

0

4 (16.7)

  1. Data shown as mean (standard deviation), unless otherwise specified
  2. Cohort 1: immediate sampling, high frequency; cohort 2: delayed sampling, high frequency, procedure effect; cohort 3: ibuprofen, high frequency, inflammation effect; cohort 4: immediate sampling, low frequency. APOE, apolipoprotein E gene; BMI, body mass index; MMSE, mini–mental state examination; , amyloid beta; P-tau, phosphorylated tau; T-tau, total tau