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 |
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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.