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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

From: Effects of BDNF polymorphism and physical activity on episodic memory in the elderly: a cross sectional study

 

Active

Inactive

Total or Average

Effects of PA and BDNF

GROUPS

Val/Val

Met carriers

Val/Val

Met carriers

  

Participants (N)

55

48

63

39

205

 

Age (SD)

69.69 (7.70)

70.07 (7.70)

77.27 (9.42)

72.93 (9.55)

72.72 (9.16)

PA*

Gender (M/F)

24/31

31/17

17/46

16/23

88/117

PA*, BDNF*

MMSE (SD)

28.35 (1.42)

28.10 (1.56)

27.57 (1.84)

28.36 (1.56)

28.05 (1.64)

NS

Depression score (SD)

6.83 (5.15)

5.85 (4.96)

9.61 (5.37)

8.71 (5.97)

7.81 (5.51)

NS

Education Level (SD)

10.87 (3.24)

10.85 (3.69)

9.69 (3.61)

10.97 (3.94)

10.57 (3.65)

NS

Socioeconomic level (SD)

2439.31 (941.49)

2954.60 (1644.08)

1985.84 (1214.15)

2334.74 (1065.70)

2405.7 (1283.9)

PA*, BDNF*

Hour/week of PA (SD)

10.23 (8.10)

9.31 (6.72)

0.35 (0.61)

0.23 (0.49)

5.68 (7.32)

PA*

Mets-h/week of PA (SD)

52.88 (45.09)

50 (48.35)

1.39 (2.32)

0.83 (1.73)

29.66 (42.93)

PA*

  1. PA* significant main effect of PA, BDNF* significant main effect of BDNF polymorphism, NS no effect of PA and BDNF