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Table 1 Participant characteristics, plasma NfL levels, brain imaging measurements, and memory test scores

From: Plasma NfL is associated with the APOE ε4 allele, brain imaging measurements of neurodegeneration, and lower recall memory scores in cognitively unimpaired late-middle-aged and older adults

 

Homozygotes (HM)

n = 66

Heterozygotes (HT)

n = 165

Non-carriers (NC)

n = 312

P-value

Groupwise comparisons

Age (years)

66.8 ± 8.3

68.8 ± 9.6

69.3 ± 8.1

0.10

na

Education (years)

16.0 ± 2.5

16.1 ± 2.1

16.1 ± 2.2

0.91

na

Sex (M/F)

16/50

46/119

90/222

0.75

na

Amyloid positive (%)

10% (6/61)

26% (8/31)

36% (8/22)

0.01

na

MMSE

29.1 ± 1.4

29.4 ± 0.9

29.6 ± 0.9

0.001

NC, HT > HM

Plasma NfL

18.0 ± 12.4

17.1 ± 9.1

16.2 ± 8.8

0.46

na

Adjusted plasma NfL

15.0 ± 3.5

15.5 ± 4.0

14.4 ± 3.4

0.005*

HM, HT > NC

Hypometabolic convergence index

9.9 ± 5.2

10.0 ± 5.4

7.7 ± 3.1

0.01

HT > NC

Relative hippocampal volumea

5.2 ± 6.8

5.2 ± 7.5

5.4 ± 6.3

0.10

na

White matter hyperintensity volume (cm3)

5.7 ± 9.3

5.2 ± 7.0

5.3 ± 7.7

0.98

na

PiB SUVR

1.4 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.2

0.001

HM, HT > NC

AV-1451 tau meta ROI

1.2 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.1

0.66

na

AVLT total learning

43.0 ± 10.9

44.9 ± 10.7

46.6 ± 10.5

0.03

HM < NC

AVLT delayed recall

7.3 ± 4.2

8.2 ± 3.9

8.7 ± 3.6

0.03

HM < NC

  1. aScaled to 1000X