Table 2

Independent associations between each predictor variable and age-adjusted NBV

Regressor
Mean (SD)
Range
β-value
p-value

BMI (kg/m2)
26.0 (4.4)
(19.0–39.7)
-0.22
0.010
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)
208.0 (37.8)
(114–339)
-0.12
0.178
Systolic BP (mm Hg)
132.4 (17.2)
(102–205)
-0.15
0.092
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)
79.4 (10.4)
(54–110)
-0.09
0.328
Family History AD (y/n)
63/51

0.07
0.448
APOE Genotype (ε4/no ε4)
41/73

-0.04
0.660
Gender (Male/Female)
43/71

0.13
0.137

n = 114. β-values, acquired using individual linear regression analyses with each of the above predictors entered after age, reflect age-adjusted predictions of NBV.

Ward et al. BMC Neurology 2005 5:23   doi:10.1186/1471-2377-5-23