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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Cross-sectional associations of plasma vitamin D with cerebral β-amyloid in older adults at risk of dementia

Variable

Value (n = 178)

Age (years)

76.2 ± 4.4

Sex, women

106 (59.6%)

Education

 No diploma or primary school certificate

47 (26.6%)

 Secondary education no high-school diploma

49 (27.7%)

 High school diploma

24 (13.6%)

 University level

57 (32.2%)

MAPT group allocation

 Multidomain intervention

39 (21.9%)

 n-3 PUFA supplementation

42 (23.6%)

 Multidomain intervention and n-3 PUFA supplementation

49 (27.5%)

 Placebo

48 (27.0%)

Season of vitamin D measurement

 Winter

71 (39.9%)

 Spring

37 (20.8%)

 Summer

15 (8.4%)

 Autumn

55 (30.9%)

BMI (kg/m2)

26.6 ± 4.0

CDR 0.5

79 (44.4%)

MMSE score (/30)

28.3 ± 1.6

ApoE ε4 carriersa

42 (25.6%)

25-Hydroxyvitamin D (ng/ml)

22.4 ± 10.8

 25-Hydroxyvitamin D <  20 ng/ml

81 (45.5%)

 25-Hydroxyvitamin D ≥ 20 ng/ml ≤ 30 ng/ml

56 (31.5%)

 25-Hydroxyvitamin D >  30 ng/ml

41 (23.0%)

Cortical SUVR

1.2 ± 0.2

 Cortical SUVR positive (≥ 1.17)

75 (42.1%)

  1. Age, CDR, BMI and MMSE score closest to the PET scan are presented
  2. Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation or absolute value (percentage)
  3. BMI body mass index, CDR Clinical Dementia Rating, MAPT Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial, n-3 PUFA omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, ApoE apolipoprotein E, SUVR standard uptake ratio values
  4. aApoE status available for n = 164