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Fink HA, Hemmy LS, Linskens EJ, et al. Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2020 Apr. (Comparative Effectiveness Review, No. 223.)

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Table 5.6Characteristics of CSF classification accuracy studies

CharacteristicN, Mean, or % (Study Range)Studies Reporting, N
Number of participants analyzed927 (38 to 217)9*
Race – white, %951
Men, %48 (21 to 75)7
Mean age at dementia symptom onset, y65 (63 to 71)5
Mean age at CSF collection, y73 (68 to 76)8
Mean age at death, y76 (76 to 77)3
Mean interval between CSF collection and autopsy, mo25 (0 to 75)6

CSF=cerebrospinal fluid

*

The 9 analyzed CSF studies were published from just 3 research centers, but we could not determine if any participants were included in more than 1 study.

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