Table 1.
Patients with Alzheimer’s disease | ||
---|---|---|
|
||
With delusions (A) (n = 18, 95% CI) | Without delusions (B) (n = 35, 95% CI) | |
Male/female | 4/12 | 8/27 |
Age, years | 78.2 ± 5.7 (75.2–81.2) | 76.3 ± 7.7 (74.5–80.1) |
Education, years | 9.7 ± 2.7 (8.3–11.1) | 9.6 ± 3.2 (8.4–10.8) |
Duration of illness, years | 1.1 ± 0.8 (0.8–1.8) | 1.3 ± 0.9 (0.7–1.4) |
MMSE score | 21.1 ± 3.6 (18.9–20.7) | 20.2 ± 3.2 (19.9–21.3) |
NPI | ||
Depression/dysphoria | 0.2 ± 0.4 (0.1–0.4) | 0.1 ± 0.3 (0.1–0.3) |
Apathy | 2.6 ± 1.2 (1.9–3.1) | 3.1 ± 1.1 (2.8–3.5) |
Notes: No significant differences in any of the items were observed between patients with Alzheimer’s disease and delusions and those without delusions. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; NPI, Neuropsychiatric Inventory.