Research Article

Improved Diagnostic Multimodal Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment

Table 1

Demographics of the study group.

AnalysisCohortClassSubjects (female proportion)Mean age (SD)Mean years of schooling (SD)

HC-ADFeature selection setHC48 (37.5%)74.2 (5.2)15.6 (3.2)
AD48 (37.5%)74.6 (7.6)14.6 (3.7)
Calibration setHC75 (34.7%)74.4 (4.9)16 (3.1)
AD70 (38.6%)74.9 (7.1)14.5 (3.4)
Test setHC25 (48%)75.8 (4.1)15.5 (3.3)
AD23 (47.8%)74.5 (8)15.1 (2.9)

HC-MCIFeature selection setHC44 (40.9%)73.9 (5.2)15.6 (3.2)
MCI86 (31.4%)74.5 (7)15.8 (3)
Calibration setHC74 (50%)74.6 (5.3)15.5 (3)
MCI124 (32.3%)74.3 (6.9)15.6 (3)
Test setHC24 (62.5%)73.8 (4)16.1 (2.3)
MCI41 (39%)72.9 (7.9)15.9 (3.3)

MCI-ADFeature selection setMCI89 (30.3%)74.2 (7.2)16 (3)
AD43 (37.2%)74.5 (7.6)14.6 (3.8)
Calibration setMCI257 (33.5%)74.1 (7.1)15.7 (3.1)
AD71 (46.5%)74.4 (7.1)14.7 (3.4)
Test setMCI86 (37.2%)72.9 (7.4)15.9 (3)
AD24 (37.5%)72.8 (10)16 (2.7)

SD stands for standard deviation.