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Table 2 Pairwise comparisons between without dementia, AD and MD groups. These comparisons have been adjusted for age, gender, exercise, MMSE score and all four variables combined. Carnosinase activity is expressed as mean difference (SE)

From: Brain type carnosinase in dementia: a pilot study

Variable

Carnosinase (μmol/ml/h)

 

Without dementia minus MD

Without dementia minus AD

AD minus MD

None

12.3 (6.4)

-5.5 (5.2)

17.8 (6.7)**

Age

10.8 (6.0)

-2.1 (5.1)

12.8 (6.5)‡

Gender

12.2 (6.4)

-6.3 (5.5)

18.6 (6.9)**

Exercise

9.8 (6.1)

-3.7 (5.0)

13.5 (6.5)*

MMSE score

1.7 (7.6)†

-16.4 (7.2)

18.1 (5.9)**

Combined

-1.9 (6.9)

-14.7 (7.2)

12.8 (6.1)*

  1. AD, Alzheimer's disease; MD, mixed dementia.
  2. * p-value < 0.05, ** p-value = 0.01, † p-value = 0.06 between AD and MD
  3. ‡ p-value < 0.05 between MD and without dementia
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BMC Neurology

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