Research Article
Ceruloplasmin/Transferrin Ratio Changes in Alzheimer's Disease
Table 1
Characteristics of the study groups.
| | AD patients | Controls | Overall significance |
| Number of subjects | 49 | 46 | |
| Sex M/F | 11/38 | 25/21 | ; |
| Age (years) Mean (SD) | 75.6 (7.7) | 71.2 (10.8) | test; |
| ApoE ε4 allele frequency (%) | 19.6 | 4 | Pearson’s = 6.4 |
| MMSE Mean (SD) | 19 (3.9) | 28.2 (1.2) | test, |
| Disease duration (months) Median (min-max) | 27 (6–96) | | |
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