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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the study cohort stratified in quartiles by numbers of AMY1A copies

From: Alpha-amylase 1A copy number variants and the association with memory performance and Alzheimer’s dementia

 

MoCA test participants (n = 791)

AMY1 copy number

Baseline characteristics

1–5 (n = 245, 31%)

6 (n = 212, 27%)

7–9 (n = 205, 26%)

≥ 10 (n = 129, 16%)

Age, years

54.6 (5.4)

54.7 (5.3)

54.7 (5.2)

55.1 (5.1)

Women

152 (62%)

140 (66%)

131 (64%)

75 (58%)

APOE ε4 carrier

72 (30%)

64 (31%)

58 (29%)

39 (31%)

Education

Primary/elementary school (≤ 8 years)

93 (40%)

67 (33%)

77 (40%)

44 (35%)

Body mass index

25.1 (3.7)

25.3 (3.9)

25.4 (3.3)

25.0 (3.8)

Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L

4.9 (0.7)

5.0 (0.9)

4.9 (0.8)

5.0 (0.8)

Diabetes at baseline

6 (2%)

6 (3%)

6 (3%)

4 (3%)

Diabetes, prevalent or incident

47 (19%)

39 (18%)

30 (15%)

27 (21%)

  1. Data is presented as mean (SD) or n (%). Missing data APOE (n = 17), education (n = 30), and glucose (n = 73)