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Table 3 Correlations between biomarkers in CSF and MMSE in patients with AD

From: Changes in cerebrospinal fluid and blood plasma levels of IGF-II and its binding proteins in Alzheimer’s disease: an observational study

 

CSF Aβ42

CSF Tau

CSF P-Tau

MMSE

CSF IGF-I

0.220

0.146

0.253a

0.096

CSF IGF-II

0.155

0.050

0.183

0.034

CSF IGFBP-2

0.177

0.380b

0.398b

-0.075

CSF IGFBP-3

0.294

0.212

0.322a

0.070

MMSE

-0.079

-0.208

-0.100

1.000

  1. Numbers are Spearman correlation coefficients (rs). ap < 0.05; bp < 0.005. Abbreviations: CSF cerebrospinal fluid, IGF insulin growth factor, IGFBP insulin growth factor binding protein, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination.