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. 2007 Feb 6;78(10):1064–1068. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.108076

Table 2 Cognitive variables in patients with Alzheimer's disease and in those with dementia associated with Parkinson's disease.

Variable Group Mean SD Median Mann– Whitney U Z values p Values
Naming objects and fingers AD 0.95 0.99 1 114177 −1.19 0.235
PDD 0.86 0.91 1
Commands AD 0.93 1.06 1 92760 −6.24 <0.000
PDD 1.38 1.18 1
Constructional praxis AD 1.10 0.99 1 88094 −7.38 <0.000
PDD 1.62 1.14 1
Ideational praxis AD 0.70 1.03 0 96604 −5.49 <0.000
PDD 1.24 1.48 1
Orientation AD 3.20 2.02 3 81213 −8.70 <0.000
PDD 1.10 1.91 2
Word recall AD 7.06 1.43 7 94901 −5.49 <0.000
PDD 6.54 1.39 6.67
Word recognition AD 6.95 3.04 7 102725 −3.72 <0.000
PDD 6.20 3.30 6
Attention and calculation AD 2.21 1.73 2 73677 −10.49 <0.000
PDD 3.37 1.48 4

AD, Alzheimer's disease; PDD, dementia associated with Parkinson's disease.

Mann–Whitney U and p values for comparisons of the groups are given.