Research Article

Ceruloplasmin/Transferrin Ratio Changes in Alzheimer's Disease

Table 1

Characteristics of the study groups.

AD patientsControlsOverall significance

Number of subjects4946

Sex M/F11/3825/21 ;    

Age (years)
Mean (SD)
75.6 (7.7)71.2 (10.8) test;

ApoE ε4 allele frequency (%)19.64Pearson’s = 6.4

MMSE
Mean (SD)
19 (3.9)28.2 (1.2) test,

Disease duration (months) Median (min-max)27 (6–96)