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Table 3 Parameter estimates and significance values for responses by statin inclusive of ApoE status

From: Does taking statins affect the pathological burden in autopsy-confirmed Alzheimer’s dementia?

Statin use

APOE4 Mean

p value

Mean difference

Standard error of the difference

95% confidence interval of the difference

 

Lower

Upper

0

         
 

Age at death

1.00

79.64

      

0.00

81.86

0.014

−2.228

0.895

−3.999

−0.457

Significant

Education level

1.00

15.59

0.879

−0.132

0.868

−1.835

1.570

Not significant

0.00

15.72

      

Estimated onset age

1.00

69.13

      

0.00

72.25

0.002

−3.118

0.992

−5.083

−1.153

Significant

Tauopathy

1.00

2.01

      

0.00

0.34

0.000

1.672

0.076

1.523

1.820

Significant

Density of neocortical neuritic plaques (amyloid CERAD score)

1.00

2.60

      

0.00

2.32

0.000

0.271

0.075

0.123

0.419

Significant

Braak stage

1.00

5.29

      

0.00

4.87

0.000

0.420

0.112

0.199

0.642

Significant

1

         
 

Age at death

1.00

76.81

0.036

−4.543

2.159

−8.795

−0.291

Significant

0.00

81.36

      

Education level

1.00

14.13

0.444

−1.598

2.085

−5.704

2.508

Not significant

0.00

15.72

      

Estimated onset age

1.00

67.19

0.001

−5.346

1.335

–8.104

−2.587

Significant

0.00

72.53

      

Tauopathy

1.00

2.06

      

0.00

0.37

0.000

1.691

0.183

1.330

2.051

Significant

Density of neocortical neuritic plaques (amyloid CERAD score)

1.00

2.56

0.393

0.207

0.242

−0.270

0.684

Not significant

0.00

2.36

      

Braak stage

1.00

5.25

0.167

0.498

0.359

−0.210

1.206

Not significant

0.00

4.75

      
  1. APO apolipoprotein, CERAD Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease
  2. 0 means ApoE 4 NON carrier
  3. 1 means ApoE 4 Carrier