Table 3 Mean and median values of anthropometric and biochemical measures for patients with Alzheimer's disease in the different groups
Control | Education | Supplementation | Kruskal-Wallis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Calculated H | p | Significance | |
Height | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.58 | 1.56 | 02.20 | 0.333 | N.S. |
CW | -2.20 (61.87 - 60.65) | -1.81 (57.60 - 55.70) | 1.19 (54.29 - 50.00) | 0.32 (54.54 - 51.70) | 6.66 (54.70 - 57.93) | 4.37 (53.55 - 56.80) | 22.12 | <0.001 | S > C and E |
BMI | -2.21 (24.81 - 24.32) | -1.82 (23.55 - 22.80) | 1.19 (22.71 - 22.84) | 0.31 (23.82 - 23.90) | 6.55 (21.66 - 22.98) | 4.37 (22.38 - 23.15) | 21.94 | <0.001 | S > C and E |
AC | -0.41 (26.14 - 26.07) | 0.00 (26.40 - 26.30) | 1.87 (24.72 - 25.11) | 2.34 (25.60 - 26.00) | 5.44 (23.99 - 25.20) | 4.76 (23.90 - 24.80) | 12.99 | 0.002 | S > C and E |
TSF | 2.20 (15.67 - 15.85) | 0.00 (15.00 - 16.00) | 2.32 (14.20 - 16.40) | 1.00 (14.00 - 16.00) | 1.44 (11.54 - 13.55) | 1.58 (12.00 - 14.00) | 3.98 | 0.136 | N.S. |
AMC | -0.19 (21.21 - 21.60) | -0.90 (21.12 - 21.01) | -1.27 (20.25 - 19.96) | -2.06 (19.80 - 19.66) | 3.43 (20.36 - 21.01) | 2.54 (20.44 - 20.93) | 8.67 | 0.013 | S > C and E |
Total prot. | 0.09 (06.94 - 06.95) | 0.00 (07.00 - 06.90) | -1.04 (06.55 - 06.84) | -1.39 (06.80 - 06.80) | 4.30 (06.46 - 07.02) | 3.28 (06.8 - 07.00) | 6.17 | 0.046 | S > C and E |
Albumin | -3.15 (04.31 - 04.17) | -4.35 (04.30 - 04.10) | -4.06 (04.05 - 04.08) | -4.54 (04.20 - 04.20) | 0.69 (03.81 - 04.07) | 0.00 (04.20 - 04.20) | 2.54 | 0.281 | N.S. |
TLC | 13.43 (2045.24 - 2279.46) | 10.50 (2034.35 - 2416.04) | -1.06 (1888.85 - 1835.25) | -1.41 (1852.40 - 1806.12) | 12.57 (1464.20 - 1808.68) | 10.68 (1541.10 - 1582.50) | 7.94 | 0.019 | S and E > C |