Table 2:

Demographic, clinical, and imaging data for all older HC in this study, as assessed by APOE ε4 and Aβ status

ε4−/Aβ− (n = 61)ε4−/Aβ+ (n = 21)ε4+/Aβ− (n = 5)ε4+/Aβ+ (n = 20)P Value
Age (yr) (mean) (SE)75.7 (0.7)76.2 (0.9)71.7 (2.5)77.1 (1.3).56a
Female (%)54542035.23b
Education (yr) (mean) (SE)15.6 (0.3)15.9 (0.6)15 (1.1)15.6 (0.8).98a
Baseline MMSE (mean) (SE)29.1 (0.1)29.4 (0.2)28.6 (0.9)29 (0.2).73a
Entorhinal cortex APC (mean) (SE)−0.57 (0.13)−0.67 (0.17)−0.43 (0.30)−1.17 (0.28).35c
AD-vulnerable ROI APC (mean) (SE)−0.6 (0.07)−0.78 (0.14)−0.65 (0.23)−1.0 (0.16).28c
  • Note:—MMSE indicates Mini-Mental State Examination; APC = annualized percentage change.

  • a Derived from analysis of variance.

  • b Derived from a χ2 test.

  • c Derived from linear mixed-effects models (please see text for details).