| Characteristics | Normal (N=265) | MCI (N=28) | AD (N=21) | Comparison test P value* | Univariate logistic regression P value |
| Age, mean (SD) | 62.3 (8.00) | 72.14 (8.20) | 72.57 (7.00) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 for Normal vs. MCI |
| < 0.0001 for Normal vs. AD | |||||
| < 0.0001 for Normal vs. MCI/AD | |||||
| 0.844 for MCI vs. AD | |||||
| Gender, number of female (%) | 191 (72.1) | 15 (53.6) | 11 (52.4) | 0.891 | NA |
| Education Years, mean (SD) | 10.43 (2.39) | 11.57 (3.94) | 13.38 (2.46) | < 0.001 | < 0.0001 for Normal vs. MCI |
| < 0.05 for Normal vs. AD | |||||
| < 0.0001 for Normal vs. MCI/AD | |||||
| < 0.1 for MCI vs. AD | |||||
| MMSE total score, mean (SD) | 27.64 (1.39) | 22.29 (2.12) | < 0.0001 | < 0.05 | |
| ADAS-Cog total score, mean (SD) | 16.36 (4.96) | 23.14 (8.47) | < 0.01 | < 0.001 | |
| CDRSB, mean (SD) | 1.61 (1.07) | 2.95 (1.77) | < 0.01 | < 0.01 |