Table 5.
Neuropsychiatric, emotion sensitivity and empathic abilities of patients who passed or failed the lie and sarcasm subtests (N=102)
| Pass Lie (n=55) | Fail Lie (n=47) | F-value | p-value | Pass Sarcasm (n=34) | Fail Sarcasm (n=49) | F-value | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuropsychiatric symptoms (informant ratings) | ||||||||
| NPI Total Severity | 8.8 (5.8) | 10.4 (6.7) | 1.58 (4,87) | ns | 7.8 (6.1) | 10.7 (6.1) | 6.72 (4,87) | .011 |
| NPI disinhibition | 1 (1) | 1.4 (1.1) | 5.77 (4,87) | .019 | 0.8 (0.9) | 1.4 (1.1) | 11.20 (4,87) | .001 |
| NPI euphoria | 0.6 (0.9) | 0.7 (0.9) | 0.47 (4,87) | ns | 0.4 (0.7) | 0.8 (0.9) | 9.12 (4,87) | .003 |
| NPI apathy | 1.3 (0.9) | 1.9 (1) | 5.17 (4,87) | .026 | 1.1 (1) | 1.8 (0.9) | 10.34 (4,87) | .002 |
| NPI agitation | 0.7 (0.8) | 0.8 (1.1) | 0.98 (4,87) | ns | 0.6 (0.8) | 0.9 (1) | 2.28 (4,87) | ns |
| NPI depression | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.4 (0.7) | 0.15 (4,87) | ns | 0.4 (0.7) | 0.4 (0.7) | 0.10 (4,87) | ns |
| NPI anxiety | 0.7 (0.8) | 0. 7 (0.9) | 0.16 (4,87) | ns | 0.7 (0.8) | 0.7 (0.9) | 0.02 (4,87) | ns |
| NPI irritability | 0.9 (1) | 0.9 (1.1) | 0.06 (4,87) | ns | 0.9 (1) | 0.9 (1.1) | 0.01 (4,87) | ns |
| GDS (Depression self rating) | 7.9 (6.5) | 7.5 (5) | 0.06 (4,85) | ns | 9.4 (6.4) | 6.4 (5) | 4.61 (4,85) | .035 |
| Emotion Sensitivity and Empathy | ||||||||
| TASIT EET (max=14) | 9.7 (2.5) | 7.4 (2.4) | 15.78 (4,97) | <.001 | 10.2 (2.1) | 7.5 (2.5) | 26.03 (4,97) | <.001 |
| CATS Emotion Prosody (z-score) | −1.1 (1) | −1.5 (1.1) | 1.86 (4,81) | ns | −0.8 (1.1) | −1.7 (0.8) | 14.03 (4,81) | <.001 |
| CATS Affect Matching (z-sore) | −1.1 (1.1) | −2.1 (1.3) | 9.91 (4,81) | .002 | −1 (1) | −2 (1.3) | 10.48 (4,81) | .002 |
| IRI Perspective Taking (informant ratings) | 18 (7) | 15.5 (6.7) | 1.77 (4,83) | ns | 19 (6.8) | 15.1 (6.5) | 6.94 (4,83) | .010 |
| IRI Empathic Concern (informant ratings) | 23.5 (6.8) | 20.1 (7.4) | 3.36 (4,84) | ns | 24.9 (5.9) | 19.6 (7.5) | 12.33 (4,84) | <.001 |
Note: F-statistics derived from general linear models, controlling for age, sex and MMSE. CATS=Comprehensive affect testing system, GDS=Geriatric depression scale, IRI=Interpersonal reactivity index, NPI=Neuropsychiatric inventory, TASIT EET=The awareness of social inference test emotion evaluation test.