Table 8 Binary logistic regression in the association between neuroimaging variables and diagnostic change.

From: Incremental diagnostic value of 18F-Fluetemetamol PET in differential diagnoses of Alzheimer’s Disease-related neurodegenerative diseases from an unselected memory clinic cohort

Diagnostic analysis

Variables

p-value

Ba

Exp (B) b (95% CI)

Interim analysis

periventricular WM change

0.288

0.524

1.689 (0.643–4.441)

subcortical WM change

0.073

 − 0.815

0.443 (0.182–1.079)

hippocampal atrophy

0.565

 − 0.158

0.854 (0.499–1.079)

MRA head

0.176

0.354

1.425 (0.853–2.382)

ASL pattern (0)

0.451

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ASL pattern (1)

0.232

0.797

2.218 (0.601–8.184)

ASL pattern (2)

0.907

 − 0.1

0.906 (0.167–4.901)

ASL pattern (3)

0.297

0.883

2.481 (0.461–12.682)

Final analysis

positive amyloid result

 < 0.01

1.204

3.333 (1.347–8.252)

  1. Significant values are in [bold].
  2. aB is logistic regression coefficient.
  3. bExp (B), or the odds ratio, refers to the exponential value of B illustrating the predicted change in odds for a unit increase in the predictor.
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