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Table 2 Cerebral Aβ and tau deposition in participants with and without a history of hypertension

From: Synergistic interaction of high blood pressure and cerebral beta-amyloid on tau pathology

Variables

History of hypertension (n = 34)

No history of hypertension (n = 34)

Regression resultsa

β (SE)

p-value

Global Aβ deposition, mean (SD)

1.367 (0.400)

1.354 (0.407)

−0.001 (0.094)

0.989

IT tau deposition, mean (SD)

1.438 (0.308)

1.411 (0.238)

0.030 (0.068)

0.654

  1. Abbreviations: Aβ β-amyloid, IT inferior temporal, SE standard error
  2. a Each linear regression model for global Aβ or IT tau deposition included a history of hypertension as an independent variable, after adjusting for age, sex, apolipoprotein E ε4 positivity, and the vascular risk score
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Alzheimer's Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1758-9193