Research Article

A Comprehensive Investigation of the Potential Role of Lipoproteins and Metabolite Profile as Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease Compared to the Known CSF Biomarkers

Table 1

Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients.

MeasureApo-E status value
NegativePositive

Age (years)0.019
Gender
 Male42860.066
 Female2964
Education (years)0.183
CDR0.501
ADAS0.381

CSF proteins
Aβ-42<0.001
TAU0.215
P-TAU0.067

Lipoproteins and metabolite
Phenylalanine0.049

Only lipoproteins and metabolites with significant or marginally significant differences mentioned in the table. CDR: clinical dementia rating, ADAS: Alzheimer’s disease assessment scale, CSF: cerebrospinal fluid.