| AD with visual hallucinations, n = 23 | AD without visual hallucinations, n = 19 | Dementia with Lewy bodies, n = 19 | Controls, n = 36 | Statistical findings | p with age as covariate | Statistics with controls with no Psych Hx or CVAs | ||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Â | Â | Â | |
AChE concentration in BA18 (ng/ml) | 28.823 | 14.693 | 42.551 | 47.023 | 31.811 | 24.617 | 45.924 | 29.15 | ANOVA p = 0.170 | p = 0.169 | p = 0.174 |
AChE activity in BA18 (nmol/min/mg) | 2.504 | 0.746 | 2.833 | 1.102 | 2.597 | 1.47 | 5.09 | 4.297 | Kruskal-Wallis, p = 0.0001, χ2 = 24.415 |  | Kruskal-Wallis, p = 0.012, χ2 = 10.984 |
AChE concentration in BA19 (ng/ml) | 38.412 | 19.008 | 51.382 | 28.809 | 33.193 | 21.513 | 60.627 | 32.241 | p = 0.002 | p = 0.002 | p = 0.011 |
AChE activity in BA19 (nmol/min/mg) | 2.825 | 1.429 | 3.064 | 1.774 | 3.11 | 1.248 | 5.752 | 1.948 | Kruskal-Wallis, p = 0.0001, χ2 = 35.2 |  | Kruskal-Wallis, p = 0.001, χ2 = 16.506 |
BChE concentration in BA18 (ng/ml) | 4.123 | 4.269 | 3.944 | 4.054 | 2.745 | 3.181 | 3.397 | 3.417 | Kruskal-Wallis, p = 0.819, χ2 = 0.927 |  | p = 0.739 |
BChE activity in BA18 (nmol/min/mg) | 3.482 | 1.052 | 3.623 | 1.844 | 3.13 | 1.629 | 3.757 | 2.64 | ANOVA p = 0.652 | p = 0.603 | p = 0.554 |
BChE concentration in BA19 (ng/ml) | 7.798 | 7.298 | 5.481 | 2.786 | 6.34 | 7.804 | 6.783 | 5.102 | Kruskal-Wallis, p = 0.779, χ2 = 1.097 |  | Kruskal-Wallis, p = 0.573, χ2 = 1.995 |
BChE activity in BA19 (nmol/min/mg) | 3.842 | 2.402 | 3.479 | 1.618 | 4.121 | 2.136 | 3.932 | 1.806 | Kruskal-Wallis, p = 0.749, χ2 = 1.213 |  | Kruskal-Wallis, p = 0.859, χ2 = 0.762 |
ChAT activity in BA18 (pmol/min/mg) | 1.092 | 0.791 | 1.333 | 0.896 | 1.1 | 0.545 | 1.35 | 1.11 | ANOVA p = 0.709 | p = 0.829 | p = 0.150 |
ChAT activity in BA19 (pmol/min/mg) | 5.574 | 10.948 | 2.174 | 3.443 | 2.433 | 2.533 | 1.28 | 1.021 | Kruskal-Wallis, p = 0.646, χ2 = 1.658 |  | Kruskal-Wallis, p = 0.723, χ2 = 1.326 |