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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: The metabolic spatial covariance pattern of definite idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: an FDG PET study with principal components analysis

 

Definite iNPH

Possible iNPH

AD

PD

HEC

N

11

34

38

35

48

iNPRP score (median, IQR)

3.16 [2.48, 4.02]

2.31 [1.76, 2.98]

 − 0.53 [− 0.93, 0,23]

 − 0.77 [− 1.01, − 0.58]

 − 0.06 [− 0.74, 0.46]

Age (years, mean, and S.D.)

71.9 (7.6)

73.6 (7.0)

67.5 (9.1)

65.3 (9.0)

75.1 (7.4)

Sex (m:f)

8:3

24:10

21:17

23:12

21:27

PET/CT system (Gemini:Vereos)

7:4

21:13

4:34

4:31

35:13

Gait disturbance (yes:no)

10:1

34:0

NA

NA

NA

Urinary incontinence (yes:no)

8:3

16:11 (NA in 7 cases)

NA

NA

NA

Cognitive impairment (yes:no)

11:0

31:2 (NA in 1 case)

NA

NA

NA

  1. Abbreviations: iNPH idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, iNPHRP idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus-related pattern, AD Alzheimer’s disease, PD Parkinson’s disease, HEC healthy elderly controls, NA not available