Table 3.

Results of logistic regression comparing each NPI symptom across patient groups (bvAD, bvFTD, aAD)

Neuropsychiatrie Inventory		bvAD	bvFTD	aAD	bvFTD versus bvAD				aAD versus bvAD
Presence of Symptoms		n = 13	n = 58	n=14	β	SE	z	p	β	SE	z	p
Delusions	n with symptom (% of total)	5 (38%)	14 (24%)	0 (0%)	−0.63	0.72	−0.87	0.38	−18.1	1723	−0.01	0.99
Hallucinations	n with symptom (% of total)	2 (15%)	7 (12%)	1 (7%)	−0.23	0.94	−0.25	0.81	−0.88	1.29	−0.68	0.5
Agitation/Aggression	n with symptom (% of total)	12 (92%)	33 (57%)	8 (57%)	−2.38	1.12	−2.13	0.03*	−2.23	1.18	−1.89	0.06
Depression/Dysphoria	n with symptom (% of total)	7 (54%)	26 (45%)	5 (36%)	−0.54	0.67	−0.81	0.42	−0.73	0.79	−0.93	0.35
Anxiety	n with symptom (% of total)	8 (62%)	33 (57%)	7 (50%)	−0.12	0.67	−0.18	0.86	−0.47	0.78	−0.61	0.55
Euphoria/Elation	n with symptom (% of total)	5 (38%)	29 (50%)	4 (29%)	0.56	0.68	0.82	0.41	−0.48	0.83	−0.58	0.57
Apathy	n with symptom (% of total)	11 (85%)	51 (88%)	9 (64%)	0.05	0.93	0.05	0.96	−1.12	0.95	−1.17	0.24
Disinhibition	n with symptom (% of total)	10 (77%)	44 (76%)	3 (21%)	−0.37	0.79	−0.46	0.64	−2.56	0.94	−2.72	0.006**
Irritability/Emotional Lability	n with symptom (% of total)	11 (85%)	34 (59%)	8 (57%)	−1.29	0.85	−1.52	0.13	−1.42	0.94	−1.51	0.13
Motor Disturbance	n with symptom (% of total)	9 (69%)	35 (60%)	3 (21%)	−1.01	0.76	−1.32	0.19	−2.38	0.96	−2.47	0.01*
Nighttime Behaviors	n with symptom (% of total)	6 (46%)	30 (52%)	4 (29%)	0.39	0.66	0.59	0.56	−0.78	0.81	−0.95	0.34
Appetite	n with symptom (% of total)	8 (62%)	39 (67%)	8 (57%)	0.03	0.68	0.04	0.97	−0.17	0.79	−0.22	0.83
		n = 13	n = 57	n=13	F		p		F		p
NPI Total	M	12	9	4	0.24		0.63		10.41		0.004**
Severity of Symptoms	IQI	8–16	6–15	2–8

Beta estimate (β), standard error (SE), z-value (z), and p-value (p) are relative to bvAD performance. Asterisks indicate difference from bvAD:

^*p < 0.05,

^**p< 0.01.