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Table 1 The Tampere Autopsy Study (TASTY) characteristics

From: CRP gene variation affects early development of Alzheimer's disease-related plaques

Number of cases Number of cases

603

Gender

 

Males

388 (64.3%)

Females

215 (35.7%)

Age (years) 1

62.7 (range 0 - 96.7)

Cause of Death

Disease

340 (56.5%)

Accident

177 (29.5%)

Suicide

72 (12.0%)

Homicide

3 (0.5%)

Unknown

9 (1.5%)

Brain Mass (g) 1

1408.1 (range 427 - 1910)

Dementia Status

Normal

570 (94.5%)

AD

6 (0.9%)

Dementia

16 (2.7%)

Memory Problems

10 (1.7%)

Parkinson's Dis

1 (0.2%)

APOE Genotype

 

APOEε3ε3

356 (59.2%)

APOEε2ε3, ε2ε2

58 (9.7%)

APOEε4+

187 (31.1%)

SP Presence

 

No

381 (68.9%)

Yes

172 (31.1%)

CERAD score

< 0%

379

0 - 1.053%

85

1.053% +

85

NFT Presence

 

No

280 (57.9%)

Yes

204 (42.1%)

  1. 1 - statistical mean.