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Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects

From: Thiamine diphosphate reduction strongly correlates with brain glucose hypometabolism in Alzheimer’s disease, whereas amyloid deposition does not

Characteristics

Control (n = 14)

AD for TDP and FDG-PET (n = 14)

AD for TDP and PiB-PET (n = 35)

AD for FDG and PiB-PET (n = 23)

Male sex, n (%)

6 (42.9)

6 (42.9)

20 (47.1%)

14 (60.9%)

Age, years

68.1 ± 2.9

69.3 ± 2.7

69.4 ± 10.9

68.6 ± 7.83

Education level, years

13.4 ± 0.6

7.5 ± 1.2a

9.9 ± 1.46

8.3 ± 0.75

MMSE score

29.1 ± 0.2 (26-30)

16.6 ± 1.4 (6-24)a

17.6 ± 7.0 a

15.3 ± 8.14a

APOE ε4, n (%)

3 (23.1%)b

10 (71.4%)a

19 (54.3%)a

10 (43.5%)a

Folate, ng/ml

8.8 ± 0.7

9.72 ± 0.90

22.9 ± 3.12

Vitamin B12, pg/ml

499.6 ± 59.1

489.2 ± 47.2

329.4 ± 77.5

TDP, nmol/L

117.1 ± 4.7

84.9 ± 7.1a

101.3 ± 30.3a

SUVR of FDG or PiB in frontal cortex

1.25 ± 0.030

1.10 ± 0.055a

1.9 ± 0.5

1.04 ± 0.02a1.9 ± 0.5

SUVR of FDG or PiB in temporal cortex

1.17 ± 0.028

0.95 ± 0.051a

1.7 ± 0.5

1.05 ± 0.02a2.00 ± 0.08

SUVR of FDG or PiB in parietal cortex

1.16 ± 0.031

0.97 ± 0.044a

1.7 ± 0.4

0.92 ± 0.02a1.96 ± 0.07

  1. Abbreviations: AD Alzheimer’s disease, APOE Apolipoprotein E, FDG 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, PET Positron emission tomography, PiB 11C-Pittsburgh compound B, SUVR 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose standardized uptake value ratio, TDP Thiamine diphosphate
  2. Data are presented as mean ± SEM or count (percent)
  3. aP < 0.001 vs. control
  4. bUnable to determine for one subject