Table 1

 Demographic and clinical details of the subjects

VariableLondon cohort(n = 151)Oxford cohort(n = 188)Combined(n = 339)Between cohorts statistical tests
MMSE, Mini Mental State Examination; MWU, Mann–Whitney U test.
No of men (%)31 (21)96 (51)127 (37)χ2 p<0.0001
Age in years, median (range)82 (30)75 (38)79 (45)MWU p<0.0001
Age at onset in years, median (range)79 (29)72 (42)76(45)MWU p<0.0001
Baseline MMSE score, median (range)11 (28)22 (23)18(30)MWU p<0.0001
Annual MMSE decline, median (range)−2.0 (22)−2.3 (21)−2.3(22)MWU p = 0.09