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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2013 Mar 13;21(6):509–519. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2012.10.022

Table 2.

Means (SD) for the Frontal Systems Behavior Scale (FrSBe) norm-based z-scores for groups divided by diagnosis (AD, DLB) and stage of cognitive impairment (mild, moderate) on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).

AD DLB

FrSBe Ratings Mild
N=15
Moderate
N=23
Mild
N=11
Moderate
N=8
Apathy −2.6 (1.7) −2.7 (1.6) −1.1 # (1.8) −4.1 *° (1.3)
Disinhibition −1.6 (2.0) −.83 (2.2) 0.86 (0.47) −.68 + (1.4)
Executive Dysfunction −3.5 (2.0) −3.7 (2.2) −1.2 # (1.8) −4.6 ° (1.9)
Total −3.3 (2.3) −3.2 (2.2) −.68 # (1.6) −4.1 ° (1.6)

SD = Standard Deviation

AD = Alzheimer’s disease

DLB = Dementia with Lewy bodies

T-tests

DLB: Mild versus Moderate

°

Apathy: p<0.01, t=−4.07, df=17

°

Executive Dysfunction: p<0.01, t=−3.97, df=17

°

Total: p<0.001, t=−4.56, df=17

Mild: AD versus DLB

#

Apathy: p<0.05, t=−2.18, df=24

#

Executive Dysfunction: p<0.01, t=−3.02, df=24

#

Total: p<0.01, t=−3.25, df=24

*

Moderate: AD versus DLB Apathy: p<0.05, t=2.23, df=29

Mann Whitney U-test

Mild: AD versus DLB Disinhibition: p<0.001, U=6.50

+

DLB: Mild versus Moderate Disinhibition: p<0.01, U=11.00