Table 3 ANCOVA was performed of the transformed data adjusted for age, sex, APOE status and diagnosis and differences considered significant if p < 0.05.

From: Pattern of Altered Plasma Elemental Phosphorus, Calcium, Zinc, and Iron in Alzheimer’s Disease

 

Age

Diagnosis

Sex

APOE

Diagnosis*Sex

Diagnosis*APOE

Diagnosis *Sex *APOE

Sex *APOE

MMSE

0.005

1.11 × 10−17

0.071

0.490

0.023

0.292

0.443

0.345

Phosphorous@

0.185

1.33 × 10−12

0.484

0.205

0.126

0.207

0.201

0.367

Calcium#

0.348

0.025

0.216

0.396

0.648

0.983

0.693

0.641

Iron#

0.554

0.213

0.305

0.200

0.683

0.619

0.684

0.289

Copper@

0.703

0.607

0.269

0.220

0.523

0.969

0.235

0.900

Selenium@

0.605

0.737

0.511

0.492

0.863

0.086

0.167

0.159

Zinc#

0.928

0.125

0.994

0.739

0.347

0.906

0.787

0.590

Phosphorus/Calcium

0.296

2.55 × 10−14

0.904

0.553

0.135

0.085

0.351

0.294

  1. Data transformed to normality by square-root@ and log transformation#.
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