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Table 2 Baseline characteristics and outcomes of initially cognitively unimpaired individuals

From: Rationale for the selection of dual primary endpoints in prevention studies of cognitively unimpaired individuals at genetic risk for developing symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease

 

ROS/MAP/MARS, N = 1682

NACC, N = 8218

ADNI, N = 490

Sex, n (%)

 Female

1272 (75.6%)

5326 (64.8%)

253 (51.6%)

APOE4 status, n (%)

 Homozygote

29 (1.7%)

147 (1.8%)

11 (2.2%)

 Heterozygote

285 (16.9%)

1747 (21.3%)

131 (26.7%)

 Non-carrier

1033 (61.4%)

4634 (56.4%)

348 (71.0%)

 Unknown/not genotyped

335 (19.9%)

1690 (20.6%)

Not included

Progressed during the observation period, n (%)

 To MCI

462 (27.5%)

1307 (15.9%)

80 (16.3%)

 To dementia due to AD

290 (17.2%)

569 (6.9%)

25 (5.1%)

 To MCI or dementia due to AD

497 (29.6%)

1579 (19.2%)

80 (16.3%)

Progressed within 8 years, n (%)

 To MCI

360 (21.4%)

1305 (15.9%)

71 (14.5%)

 To dementia due to AD

170 (10.1%)

568 (6.8%)

14 (2.9%)

 To MCI or dementia due to AD

389 (23.1%)

1577 (19.2%)

73 (14.9%)

Age at study entry in years

 Mean (SD)

76.2 (7.4)

73.9 (8.2)

74.3 (5.8)

Age category, n (%)

 Below 60

Not included

Not included

4 (0.8%)

 60 to < 65

56 (3.3%)

1116 (13.6%)

10 (2.0%)

 65 to < 70

359 (21.3%)

1593 (19.4%)

91 (18.6%)

 70 to < 75

358 (21.3%)

1776 (21.6%)

168 (34.3%)

 75 years of age or older

909 (54.0%)

3733 (45.4%)

217 (44.3%)

Years of education

 Median (interquartile range)

16 (13–18)

16 (13–18)

16 (14–18)

Follow-up in years

 Median (interquartile range)

6 (3–10)

4 (2–6)

3.5 (2–5)

  1. AD Alzheimer’s Disease, ADNI Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, APOE4 apolipoprotein E ε4, MCI mild cognitive impairment, N total number of cognitively unimpaired individuals who had at least one post-baseline visit and did not have a diagnosis of MCI or dementia due to AD at study entry in the corresponding cohort, NACC National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center, ROS/MAP/MARS Religious Orders Study/Memory and Aging Project/Minority Aging Research Study, SD standard deviation