Table 5.
Dementia diagnosis subtypes among cases and controls
| Measure | Cases with dementia and TBI (n (%) of cases) | Cases with dementia and no TBI (n (%) of cases) | Fisher’s Exact test | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus diagnosis of Probable AD | 170 (45.1%) | 207 (55.9%) | – | 0.005* |
| Clinical Diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy Bodies | 26 (8.1%) | 20 (6.1%) | – | 0.203 |
| NINDS/AIREN1 Diagnosis of Vascular Dementia | 16 (5.0%) | 7 (2.1%) | – | 0.040 |
| DSM-IV Diagnosis of Alcohol-related dementia | 8 (2.5%) | 2 (0.6%) | – | 0.050 |
| Clinical Diagnosis of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration | 35 (10.9%) | 39 (11.9%) | – | 0.388 |
| Clinical Diagnosis of Primary Progressive Aphasia | 22 (6.9%) | 21 (6.4%) | – | 0.475 |
| Clinical Diagnosis of Corticobasal Degeneration | 12 (3.7%) | 4 (1.2%) | – | 0.034 |
*
p < 0.017.
1
NINDS/AIREN = National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/ Association Internationale pour la Recherché et l′Enseignement.