Decreased Levels of Serum IL-34 Associated with Cognitive Impairment in Vascular Dementia

Table 1

Demographic features of the participants.

	VaD ()	Controls ()	value
Age (year, )			0.896
Gender (male/female)	50/34	38/22	0.644
Education (year, )			0.469
WBC (×10^9/L, )			0.410
Neutrophil (×10^9/L, )			0.358
Lymphocyte (×10^9/L, )			0.359
SBP (mmHg, )			0.705
DBP (mmHg, )			0.683
FBG (mmol/L, )			0.089
TG (mmol/L, )			1.000
TC (mmol/L, )			0.202
MoCA (points, )			<0.001
IL-34 (pg/ml, )			<0.001

Abbreviations: VaD, vascular dementia; WBC, white blood cells; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; TG, triglycerides; TC, total cholesterol; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; IL-34, interleukin-34.