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Independent associations between each predictor variable and age-adjusted NBV |
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| Regressor |
Mean (SD) |
Range |
β-value |
p-value |
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| 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 |
|
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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 |
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