Research Article

Diagnostic Value of Subjective Memory Complaints Assessed with a Single Item in Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer’s Disease: Results of the DIAN Study

Table 3

Comparison of the characteristics of the noncarriers (NCs) with CDR 0 versus CDR 0.5.

VariablesNoncarriers (NCs) CDR 0
()
Noncarriers (NCs) CDR 0.5
()
value

Age (years)39.4 ± 10.242.4 ± 12.40.552
Gender (M/F)45/642/60.427
Education level (years)14.7 ± 2.712.5 ± 3.40.068
CDR sum of boxes0.01 ± 0.080.6 ± 0.4<0.0001
Logical memory, delayed recall (percentile)62.2 ± 31.144.8 ± 39.40.257
MMSE29.1 ± 1.328.4 ± 1.60.125
GDS1.2 ± 1.52.1 ± 2.50.285
SMCs (number)1050.001

Mann-Whitney test; Fisher’s exact test; CDR denotes Clinical Dementia Rating Scale; M denotes male and F denotes female; MMSE denotes Mini-Mental Status Examination; GDS denotes Geriatric Depression Scale; age, education levels, CDR sum of boxes, MMSE, logical memory, and GDS scores are displayed in mean and standard deviation.