Table 1

Baseline characteristics of AD participants compared to controls

AD

n = 187

Control

n = 200

p-value

Age (years ± SD)

80.9 ± 7.0

72.5 ± 5.5

< 0.001

Gender, women

n (%)

113 (60)

85 (43)

< 0.001

Familiar disposition

n (%)

56 (31)

29 (15)

< 0.001

Education ≥ 10 years

n (%)

33 (17)

126 (63)

0.33*

MMSE score ± SD

23.1 ± 4.5

28.7 ± 1.6

< 0.001*

MAP ± SD

100.9 ± 16.6

107.2 ± 13.6

0.009*

BMI ± SD

25.4 ± 5.0

26.0 ± 4.2

0.59*

*Age and gender adjusted. MAP = Mean arterial blood pressure. BMI = Body mass index. SD = standard deviation

Andersen et al. BMC Geriatrics 2011 11:58   doi:10.1186/1471-2318-11-58