Table 2

Changes in cognitive status in participants without dementia at baseline after a median follow up of 4 years, stratified for the MTHFR genotypes and sex

MTHFR genotypeWomen (n=121)Men (n=51)
ala/alaala/valval/valala/alaala/valval/val
Number59511128212
Median MMSE follow up242527262623.5
IQR19–2719–2825–2919.5–2824–27.5
Median decline of MMSE442234.5
IQR2–81–90–41–5.82–4.5
Diagnosis of dementia (yes/no)2-151 18/3613/350/115/201/180/2
  • 2-150 IQR=interquartile ranges, representing the 25% and 75% percentiles of the distribution.

  • 2-151 Total number of participants to the psychiatric interview was 113 women and 46 men.