Table 1 Baseline characteristics in Alzheimer´s disease and vascular dementia patients and controls.
Characteristics | Control N = 150 | AD N = 147 | Pa | VaD Total sample N = 150 | Pb | Large-vessel VaD n = 74 | Pc | Small-vessel VaD n = 76) | Pd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, mean (SD) | 81.2 (5) | 79.8 (6.9) | 0.276 | 78.6 (7.2) | 0.000 | 78.2 (7.6) | 0.001 | 78.9 (6.7) | 0.004 |
Sex, n(% women) | 74 (49.3) | 93 (63.3) | 0.016 | 74 (49.3) | 1.000 | 31 (41.9) | 0.294 | 43 (56.6) | 0.303 |
Education, n(%) | |||||||||
≤ 8 years | 21 (14) | 31 (21.1) | 0.083 | 43 (28.7) | 0.013 | 18 (24.3) | 0.134 | 25 (32.9) | 0.005 |
8–13 years | 52 (34.7) | 59 (40.1) | 36 (24) | 19 (25.7) | 17 (22.4) | ||||
Elementary | 65 (43.3) | 52 (35.4) | 59 (39.3) | 28 (37.8) | 31 (40.8) | ||||
High school/college | 12 (8) | 4 (3.4) | 12 (8) | 9 (12.2) | 3 (3.9) | ||||
Hypertension, n(%) | 107 (71.3) | 67 (45.6) | 0.000 | 127 (84.7) | 0.005 | 61 (82.4) | 0.071 | 66 (86.8) | 0.009 |
Diabetes mellitus, n(%) | 36 (24) | 17 (11.6) | 0.005 | 55 (36.7) | 0.017 | 27 (36.5) | 0.051 | 28 (36.8) | 0.043 |
Hypercholesterolemia, n(%) | 58 (38.7) | 55 (37.4) | 0.824 | 85 (56.7) | 0.002 | 35 (47.3) | 0.218 | 50 (65.8) | 0.000 |
Alcohol, n(%) | 6 (4) | 11 (7.5) | 0.196 | 26 (17.3) | 0.000 | 14 (18.9) | 0.000 | 12 (15.8) | 0.002 |
Smoking, n(%) | 37 (24.7) | 24 (16.3) | 0.075 | 52 (34.7) | 0.058 | 27 (36.5) | 0.066 | 25 (32.9) | 0.190 |
