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Table 1 Characteristics of 116 samples defined as P-MCI, S-MCI or AD

From: Transcriptomic predictors of rapid progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease

    

ANCOVA

Post-hoc comparison

Characteristic

S-MCI

P-MCI

AD

p value

P-MCI vs. S-MCI

AD vs. P-MCI

AD vs. S-MCI

Sample (n)

39

28

49

-

   

Age (years)

69.6 ± 6.0

75.8 ± 8.0

75.8 ± 7.4

*

**

ns

***

Female (%)

35.9

50.0

40.8

-

ns

ns

ns

Education (years)

13.0 ± 3.8

11.8 ± 5.3

11.6 ± 4.2

ns

-

-

-

MMSE score

27.7 ± 1.9

24.7 ± 1.6

21.5 ± 4.3

***

***

***

***

WMS-III Logical

Memory Story A

6.7 ± 4.0

1.4 ± 2.2

0.9 ± 1.6

***

***

ns

***

CVVLT recall

6.5 ± 1.9

1.9 ± 2.2

1.1 ± 1.6

***

***

ns

***

TMT B time (sec)

55.4 ± 32.6

73.6 ± 36.8

98.2 ± 29.7

***

ns

*

***

TMT B lines

13.4 ± 2.1

11.8 ± 3.5

10.0 ± 4.6

*

ns

ns

*

TY-CFT copy

31.0 ± 3.8

30.6 ± 4.8

29.6 ± 6.6

ns

-

-

-

TY-CFT recall

16.9 ± 6.9

5.3 ± 4.0

4.0 ± 4.7

***

***

ns

***

BNT (30 items)

27.9 ± 2.0

26.6 ± 2.5

22.8 ± 4.9

***

ns

***

***

VF-animal

15.8 ± 3.9

12.9 ± 4.3

10.8 ± 5.5

***

*

ns

***

APOE ε4 carrier (%)

28.2

50.0

46.9

-

ns

ns

ns

  1. Means ± standard deviation (SD) is shown for continuous variables; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; WMS, Wechsler Memory Scale; CVVLT. Chinese Version Verbal Learning Test; TMT, Trail Making test; TY-CFT, Taylor Complex Figure Test; BNT, Boston Naming test; VF, verbal fluency; APOE, apolipoprotein E. Statistical significance for continuous variables among S-MCI, P-MCI and AD groups were determined by ANCOVA (age as a covariate) followed by Bonferroni post hoc test. For age, ANOVA was conducted. See Supplementary Figure S3 for box plots of each item stratified by gender. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001. For gender and APOE e4 carrier, p values are obtained from Pearson chi-square tests. ns, not significant