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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population according to diagnosis at the end of follow-up

From: A selenium species in cerebrospinal fluid predicts conversion to Alzheimer’s dementia in persons with mild cognitive impairment

 

MCI

AD

FTD

LBD

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

All participants

29

(100)

21

(100)

4

(100)

2

(100)

Sex

 Males

17

(58.6)

10

(47.6)

2

(50.0)

1

(50.0)

 Females

12

(41.4)

11

(52.4)

2

(50.0)

1

(50.0)

Age at entry

  < 65 years

14

(48.3)

6

(28.6)

4

(100)

 

  ≥ 65 years

15

(51.7)

15

(71.4)

 

2

(100)

Education

  < 8 years

11

(37.9)

5

(28.8)

 

2

(100)

 8–12 years

8

(27.6)

8

(38.1)

4

(100)

 

  ≥ 13 years

10

(34.5)

8

(38.1)

 

 

APOE ɛ4 carriership

 Noncarriers

14

(48.3)

4

(19.0)

2

(50.0)

1

(50.0)

 Carriers

8

(27.6)

9

(42.9)

 

1

(50.0)

 Missing

7

(24.1)

8

(38.1)

2

(50.0)

 

Months of follow-upa

44.4

(31.1–55.3)

35.5

(29.6–47.4)

43.1

38.5

  1. AD Alzheimer’s dementia, APOE apolipoprotein E, FTD frontotemporal dementia, LBD Lewy body dementia, MCI mild cognitive impairment
  2. aMedian (interquartile range)