Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with dementia
| Characteristics, No (%) | Overall(n = 43) | GAD(n = 21) | No GAD(n = 22) | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 78.9 (9.30) | 77.7 (10.2) | 80.0 (8.4) | .70 |
| Women | 24 (55.8) | 8 (38.1) | 16 (72.7) | .02 |
| Race/ethnicity Non-Hispanic White | 28 (65.1) | 13 (61.9) | 15 (68.2) | .77 |
| Black | 8 (18.6) | 4 (19.1) | 4 (18.2) | |
| Hispanic | 6 (14.0) | 3 (13.6) | 3 (14.3) | |
| Mixed | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.8) | |
| Education level, mean (SD) High school or less | 21 (48.8) | 10 (47.6) | 11 (50.0) | .88 |
| College or more | 22 (51.1) | 11 (52.4) | 11 (50.0) | |
| Clinician Dementia Rating Score .5 | 3 (7.0) | 2 (9.5) | 1 (4.6) | .05 |
| 1 | 20 (46.5) | 13 (61.9) | 7 (31.8) | |
| 2 | 20 (46.5) | 6 (28.6) | 14 (63.6) | |
| Dementia Diagnosis Alzheimer’s disease | 26 (60.5) | 9 (42.9) | 17 (77.3) | |
| Dementia NOS | 10 (23.3) | 7 (33.3) | 3 (13.6) | |
| Lewy Body | 2 (4.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (9.1) | |
| Vascular | 5 (11.6) | 5 (23.8) | 0 (0) | |
| Principal Psychiatric Diagnosis | ||||
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | 20 (46.5) | 20 (95.2) | 0 (0) | |
| Anxiety NOS | 7 (16.3) | 0 (0) | 7 (31.8) | |
| Post-traumatic Stress Disorder | 1 (2.3) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0) | |
| Panic Disorder | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.8) | |
| Dysthymia | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.8) | |
| None | 13 (31.7) | 0 (0) | 13 (59.1) | |
| Assessment scores, mean (SD) | ||||
| PSWQ-A | 17.7 (6.9) | 20.4 (6.9) | 14.8 (5.8) | .01 |
| RAID | 15.1 (7.6) | 17.6 (7.8) | 12.5 (6.6) | .05 |
| Worry Topics No. | 3.7 (1.6) | 4.3 (1.7) | 3.1 (1.2) | .01 |
Abbreviations: GAD, generalized anxiety disorder; NOS, Not-otherwise-specified; PSWQ-A, Penn State Worry Questionnaire-Abbreviated; RAID, Rating Anxiety in Dementia; a For comparisons of GAD and No GAD, using Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney two samples test or Fisher’s exact test.