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Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample

From: Feasibility and preliminary effects of exercise interventions on plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in the FIT-AD trial: a randomized pilot study in older adults with Alzheimer’s dementia

 

Overall

Stretching

Cycling

N

Mean±SD (range) or %a

N

Mean±SD (range) or %a

N

Mean±SD (range) or %a

Age in years

26

77.6±6.99 (66–93)

8

79.3±−5.5 (72.0–86)

18

76.8±7.6 (66–93)

MMSE

26

21.6±3.32 (15–26)

8

22.3±2.3 (19.0–26)

18

21.3±3.7 (15–26)

Education in years

26

15.4±3.00 (9–23)

8

14.5±2.5 (13–20.0)

18

15.9±3.2 (9–23)

Gender

26

100.0%

8

100.0%

18

100.0%

 Male

17

65.4%

6

75.0%

11

61.1%

 Female

9

35.6%

2

25.0%

7

38.9%

APOE genotype

26

100.0%

8

100.0%

18

100.0%

 ε2/ε3

1

3.8%

0

0.0%

1

5.6%

 ε3/ε4

11

42.3%

5

62.5%

6

33.3%

 ε2/ε4

7

26.9%

1

12.5%

6

33.3%

 ε4/ε4

7

26.9%

2

25.0%

5

27.8%

Marital Status

26

100.0%

8

100.0%

18

100.0%

 Married

19

73.1%

7

87.5%

12

66.7%

 Not married

7

26.9%

1

12.5%

6

33.3%

Race

26

100.0%

8

100.0%

18

100.0%

 White

24

92.3%

7

87.5%

17

94.4%

 Non-White

2

7.7%

1

12.5%

1

5.6%

Exercise adherence

26

84.8%±15.4%

8

92.9%±6.3%

18

81.3%±16.9%