Comparison of Two Analytical Platforms for CSF Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease

Table 1

Study participant demographics.

Characteristics	AD patients	Control subjects	Signification level
Participants number	30	28	—
Mean (SD) age at LP, years	72.66 (6.83)	70 (7.43)	N.s.
Female, %	63	40	0.01
Medical conditions:
HTA	8	7
DM	10	10
HPL	8	10
Hip replacement	0	12
Knee replacement	0	10
Prostatic adenoma	0	6
Mean MMSE; Folstein ± SD	23±1.2	28±0.5	0.01
Mean IQCODE ± SD	82±5	68±3	0.01
Mean Yesavage depression scale ± SD	2.1±0.5	2.3±0.7	N.s.