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Table 1 Characteristics of the Patient Sample

From: Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography in the differential diagnosis of early-onset dementia: a prospective, community-based study

Diagnostic Group

Number (men/women)

Age at Symptom Onset*

Age at PET Scan*

MMSE Score (max = 30)+

Disease Duration (years)*

Cohort

102 (55/47)

60.06 (4.28)

64.04 (8.90)

25 (5–30)

5.74 (2.75)

AD

49 (24/25)

61.75 (9.73)

65.65 (9.41)

20.97 (5.10)

5.34 (2.08)

FTD

17 (10/7)

59.87 (6.72)

63.42 (7.80)

25.44 (3.32)

5.19 (2.27)

DLB

6 (6/0)

64.47 (5.13)

69.19 (4.65)

27.40 (1.82)

6.68 (2.85)

PPA

6 (3/3)

61.18 (8.66)

67.54 (7.59)

21.00 (10.65)

7.28 (3.37)

Depress

11 (6/5)

53.02 (8.28)

56.29 (7.92)

27.11 (2.89)

5.34 (1.85)

  1. Note: Depress = Depression. *Values are Means (SD). + Values are Medians (Range)