From: Apolipoprotein E imbalance in the cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer’s disease patients
Cohort: Gothenburg (Sweden) | |||||||
Control | Alzheimer’s disease | ||||||
APOE | ε3/ε3 | ε3/ε4 | All | ε3/ε3 | ε3/ε4 | ε4/ε4 | All |
N | 9 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
Age (years) | 69±2 | 62±5 | 67±3 | 79±2 | 78±1 | 73±1 | 77±1* |
Age (range) | 60–81 | 44–75 | 44–81 | 62–88 | 69–84 | 63–83 | 62–88 |
Female/male | 5/4 | 2/3 | 7/7 | 11/4 | 11/4 | 9/6 | 31/14 |
CSF Aβ42 (pg/mL) | 845±96 | 746±121 | 804±74 | 470±13* | 480±8* | 419±21 | 457±10* |
CSF tau (pg/mL) | 317±53 | 303±34 | 312±35 | 816±88* | 917±112* | 731±53 | 840±52* |
Cohort: Barcelona (Spain) | |||||||
Control | Alzheimer’s disease | ||||||
APOE | ε3/ε3 | ε3/ε4 | All | ε3/ε3 | ε3/ε4 | ε4/ε4 | All |
N | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
Age (years) | 71±2 | 67±52 | 69±2 | 75±2 | 73±2 | 72±2 | 73±1* |
Age (range) | 66–76 | 60–72 | 60–76 | 64–84 | 64–83 | 61–85 | 61–85 |
Female/male | 1/4 | 2/3 | 3/7 | 7/3 | 2/8 | 7/2 | 16/13 |
CSF Aβ42 (pg/mL) | 1139±248 | 1010±116 | 1075±131 | 607±60* | 543±37* | 493±62 | 549±31* |
CSF tau (pg/mL) | 295±49 | 261±23 | 278±26 | 778±94* | 624±62* | 908±81 | 765±50* |