Table 2 Plasma biomarker levels (pg/mL, mean ± SD): evening vs morning.

From: P-tau217 and other blood biomarkers of dementia: variation with time of day

Variable

Group

Time point

Mean

SD

ICC, (95% CI)

P-tau217

(N = 21)

Total sample

p.m.

0.767

0.676

0.93 (0.83, 0.97)

 

a.m.

0.653

0.519

 

Cognitively intact

p.m.

0.348

0.129

0.94 (0.72, 0.99)

 

a.m.

0.332

0.114

 

PLWA

p.m.

1.323

0.810

0.86 (0.5, 0.97)

 

a.m.

1.144

0.591

 

Study partner

p.m.

0.515

0.269

0.95 (0.74, 0.99)

 

a.m.

0.455

0.243

 

Aβ40

(N = 38)

Total sample

p.m.

126.617

27.178

0.76 (0.58, 0.86)

 

a.m.

120.833

22.196

 

Cognitively intact

p.m.

127.628

26.383

0.67 (0.38, 0.84)

 

a.m.

121.050

22.276

 

PLWA

p.m.

134.932

31.770

0.84 (0.44, 0.97)

 

a.m.

129.656

20.061

 

Study partner

p.m.

111.484

21.460

0.97 (0.82, 1)

 

a.m.

109.710

22.910

 

Aβ42

(N = 38)

Total sample

p.m.

7.898

1.907

0.88 (0.78, 0.93)

 

a.m.

7.722

1.667

 

Cognitively intact

p.m.

7.914

2.106

0.87 (0.73, 0.94)

 

a.m.

7.750

1.771

 

PLWA

p.m.

8.475

1.643

0.89 (0.58, 0.98)

 

a.m.

8.162

1.527

 

Study partner

p.m.

7.062

1.171

0.88 (0.44, 0.98)

 

a.m.

7.104

1.458

 

Aβ42/Aβ40

(N = 38)

Total sample

p.m.

0.063

0.011

0.91 (0.83, 0.95)

 

a.m.

0.064

0.010

 

Cognitively intact

p.m.

0.062

0.012

0.91 (0.8, 0.96)

 

a.m.

0.064

0.011

 

PLWA

p.m.

0.064

0.013

0.95 (0.78, 0.99)

 

a.m.

0.063

0.010

 

Study partner

p.m.

0.064

0.006

0.82 (0.25, 0.97)

 

a.m.

0.065

0.007

 

GFAP

(N = 38)

Total sample

p.m.

148.756

77.933

0.83 (0.7, 0.91)

 

a.m.

145.723

65.281

 

Cognitively intact

p.m.

134.118

61.617

0.87 (0.72, 0.94)

 

a.m.

139.782

59.893

 

PLWA

p.m.

204.898

99.056

0.69 (0.09, 0.93)

 

a.m.

182.919

76.113

 

Study partner

p.m.

132.451

85.748

0.95 (0.75, 0.99)

 

a.m.

125.105

66.979

 

NfL

(N = 38)

Total sample

p.m.

22.500

9.626

0.93 (0.87, 0.96)

 

a.m.

23.344

9.679

 

Cognitively intact

p.m.

21.072

6.597

0.84 (0.66, 0.93)

 

a.m.

22.345

6.887

 

PLWA

p.m.

27.439

7.881

0.87 (0.52, 0.97)

 

a.m.

27.455

7.119

 

Study partner

p.m.

21.629

18.676

0.99 (0.97, 1)

 

a.m.

22.379

18.892