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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Sleep oscillation-specific associations with Alzheimer’s disease CSF biomarkers: novel roles for sleep spindles and tau

 

n = 50

Age

67.2 ± 7.3

Male

46% (23)

BMI

25.4 ± 3.5

Education

16.7 ± 2.1

CDR

0

MMSE

29.1 ± 1.1

Hypertension

30% (15)

Cardiovascular disease

6% (3)

Diabetes

2% (1)

Thyroid disorders

18% (9)

ApoE4+

34% (17)

Ethnicity

 Caucasian

84% (42)

 African American

14% (7)

 Asian

2% (1)

CSF (pg/mL)1

 Aβ42 median (IQR)

626.0 (339)

 P-tau181 median (IQR)

40.1 (21)

 T-tau, median (IQR)

241.7 (192)

Preclinical AD groups

 Amyloid/Tau

24 (48%), 3 (12.5%) ApoE4 carriers

 Amyloid/Tau+

14 (28%), 6 (42.9%) ApoE4 carriers

 Amyloid+/Tau

8 (16%), 4 (50%) ApoE4 carriers

 Amyloid+/Tau+

4 (8%), 4 (100%) ApoE4 carriers

Sleep

 ESS

5.9 ± 3.7

 AHI4% (IQR)

1.2 (2.9)

 AHI-all (IQR)

8.5 (7.8)

 Arousal Index

19.7 ± 7.6

 O2 Saturation

94.4 ± 1.7

 In-lab TST (hrs.)

6.0 ± 1.0

 Latency to sleep (min.)

11.7 ± 12.7

 Latency to REM (min.)

99.2 ± 61.9

 WASO (min.)

91.5 ± 58.3

 SE (%)

78.3 ± 11.9

 N1 (% of TST)

20.4 ± 8.3

 N2 (% of TST)

43.6 ± 10.8

 N3 (% of TST)

17.6 ± 10.8

 REM (% of TST)

18.4 ± 4.9

 Habitual TST (hrs.)

7.2 ± 1.0

  1. Results reported as mean ± SD with the exception of CSF and AHI data which are reported as median (interquartile range, IQR)
  2. 1. Biomarker profile determined using Aβ42 cutoff < 500 pg/mL and P-tau181 cutoff > 52.9 pg/mL or T-tau cutoff > 323 pg/mL with percent of cohort and number of subjects per group (including number of E4 carriers and non-carriers) reported
  3. Abbreviations: CDR Clinical Dementia Rating, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, CSF cerebral spinal fluid, ESS Epworth Sleepiness Scale, AHI4% Apnea Hypopnea Index with 4% Desaturation, AHI-all all Apneas Hypopneas and Arousals Index, TST Total sleep time, WASO Wake after sleep onset, SE Sleep efficiency, N1: Stage N1 sleep, N2: Stage N2 sleep, N3: Stage N3 sleep, REM: Rapid-eye movement sleep