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Table 1 Demographic and health characteristics of the final sample (n = 136)

From: Saliva levels of Abeta1-42 as potential biomarker of Alzheimer's disease: a pilot study

 

Mean age

Sex

Men/Women

Mean MMSE

(range)

Mean onset

(range)

AD patients

77.20 (60-91)

21/49

17 (4-28)

2.56 (0-12)

PD patients

72.96 (60-93)

26/25

28 (22-30)

3.8 (1-5)

Control subjects

74.35 (64-85)

17/39

nd

 
  1. MMSE = mini-mental state examination; AD = Alzheimer's disease; PD = Parkinson's disease; nd = not determined.