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Table 1 Comparison of clinical variables in Alzheimer patients and controls

From: Association between an angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and Alzheimer’s disease in a Tunisian population

Clinical variable

Patients (N = 60)

n (%)

Controls (N = 120)

n (%)

p value

Gender F/M

20 (33.3)/40 (66.6)

46 (38.3)/74 (61.6)

Age years ± SD

75.18 ± 5.31

72.94 ± 5.0

Age of onset years ± SD

69 ± 4.48

MMSE

14 (6–22)

28 (> 26)

< 10 −3

Tobacco use

12 (20)

30 (25)

.45

Diabetes

13 (21.6)

18 (15)

.26

Hypertension

15 (25)

20 (16.6)

.18

  1. Significant p values in italics