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Table 1 Demographics and biomarker profile of enrolled subjects

From: The contribution of vascular risk factors in neurodegenerative disorders: from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease

 

Enrolled subjects (N = 295)

Age, years

72.7 ± 8.8

Gender, female %

56%

Educational level, years; median (IQR)

12.0 (6.0–15.0)

MMSE, median (IQR)

27.0 (25.0–28.0)

MCI type, %

 Amnestic MCI

83%

 Non-amnestic MCI

17%

 APOE4 (carrying one or more ε4 allele)

26%

Reported vascular risk factors (no history/under Tx/no Tx)a, %

 Hypertension, %

43/52/4%

 Type 2 diabetes mellitus, %

83/16/1%

 Dyslipidemia, %

67/20/13%

 Smoking, (active smoker/quitted smoker), %

8/8%

 Less than 1 pack per day

11%

 1–2 packs per day

4%

 More than 2 packs per day

1%

Serum lipid profile

 Total cholesterol, mg/dL

190.4 ± 38.0

 LDL cholesterol, mg/dL

112.1 ± 32.9

 HDL cholesterol, mg/dL

52.2 ± 14.7

 Triglyceride, mg/dL

122.0 ± 68.7

 HbA1c

6.09 ± 0.88

 Fasting plasma glucose

102.0 ± 24.0

 Statin use (% in dyslipidemia)

77 (41%)

 Current BMI, kg/m2

23.7 ± 4.3

Imaging biomarkers

 Average Schelten’s score for MTA

1.62 ± 0.72

 Average Fazekas score for WMH

0.90 ± 0.62

 Entorhinal cortical thickness, mm

3.102 ± 0.429

 Hippocampal volume, mm3

3283 ± 588.3

  1. Data were represented as mean ± SD or percentage (%)
  2. Abbreviations: APOE apolipoprotein E, BMI body mass index, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, MCI mild cognitive impairment, MTA mesial temporal atrophy, WMH white matter hyperintensity
  3. aHistory of vascular risk factor profile was derived from a questionnaire and coded into three groups: no history (no history), positive history and with medication control (under Tx), and positive history and without medication control (no Tx)