Ceruloplasmin/Transferrin Ratio Changes in Alzheimer's Disease

Table 3

Correlations between outcomes of MMSE, MTA evaluation, and biological variables under study.

Spearman’s rho correlations	MMSE	MTA
Iron	rho=0.121	rho=−0.393
	𝑃=.364	𝑃=.𝟎𝟎𝟖
	𝑛=58	𝑛=45
Ceruloplasmin	rho=−0.265	rho=0.184
	𝑃=.𝟎𝟒𝟎	𝑃=.225
	𝑛=60	𝑛=45
Peroxides	rho=−0.329	rho=0.184
	𝑃=.𝟎𝟎𝟖	𝑃=.211
	𝑛=64	𝑛=48
Transferrin	rho=0.113	rho=−0.269
	𝑃=.372	𝑃=.065
	𝑛=65	𝑛=48
Transferrin saturation	rho=−0.120	rho=0.280
	𝑃=.336	𝑃=.051
	𝑛=66	𝑛=49
Ceruloplasmin/transferrin ratio	rho=−0.373	rho=0.300
	𝑃=.𝟎𝟎𝟒	𝑃=.𝟎𝟒𝟖
	𝑛=59	𝑛=44

After correction for sex and age.