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Table 1 Demographics and cognitive and cerebral Aβ measures

From: Salivary lactoferrin is associated with cortical amyloid-beta load, cortical integrity, and memory in aging

 

Total sample

N = 74

Female

N = 51

Male

N = 23

Age

66.5 ± 5.7

66.0 ± 5.9

67.6 ± 5.1

Education years

12.5 ± 4.9

12.5 ± 5.2

12.4 ± 4.1

ApoE4 (yes/no)

16/58

11/40

6/17

CDR

0

0

0

MMSE

29.0 ± 1.2

28.9 ± 1.2

29.3 ± 1.1

Memory Binding Test

   

 Total free recall

15.5 ± 4.4

15.8 ± 4.3

14.9 ± 4.7

 Pairs in free recall

5.9 ± 2.8

6.0 ± 2.7

5.8 ± 3.0

 Total paired recall

24.6 ± 4.2

24.6 ± 3.9

24.7 ± 4.8

 Paired recall pairs

9.7 ± 3.7

9.7 ± 3.8

9.7 ± 3.5

 Total delayed free recall

16.4 ± 4.9

16.6 ± 4.8

16.0 ± 5.1

 Pairs in delayed free recall

6.3 ± 3.1

6.4 ± 3.0

6.1 ± 3.3

 Total delayed paired recall

24.0 ± 4.6

23.9 ± 4.4

24.1 ± 5.2

Letter-Number Test

9.0 ± 2.3

8.8 ± 2.1

9.7 ± 2.7

Digit span

14.3 ± 3.2

14.1 ± 3.0

14.9 ± 3.4

D2 Test of Attention

364.1 ± 94.0

355.6 ± 107.0

382.8 ± 52.8

TMT-A

47.0 ± 21.5

47.6 ± 21.5

45.6 ± 22.0

TMT-B

119.5 ± 67.7

123.4 ± 69.6

110.8 ± 63.8

Tower of London

319.3 ± 113.2

338.6 ± 121.4

276.3 ± 78.8

Boston Naming Test

12.1 ± 2.1

11.9 ± 2.1

12.5 ± 1.9

Salivary LF (μg/ml)

6.2 ± 2.9

6.0 ± 2.9

6.5 ± 2.8

Saliva total protein (μg/ml)

4.1 ± 1

4.1 ± 1.1

4.2 ± 1

Global Aβ load (SUVR)

1.2 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.3

FBB-PET (positive Aβ)

10

7

3

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SD, unless otherwise stated. CDR Clinical Dementia Rating, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, TMT-A and B Trail Making test (forms A and B), LF lactoferrin, SUVR standardized uptake value ratios, FBB Florbetaben