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. 2014 Dec 5;3(3):158–169.

Table 4.

Classification of change from baseline to week 78, based on regression based change scores incorporating age, gender, education, region, and baseline score

Healthy Controls AD group P-valuea P-valueb
ADAS-Cog
    Improved 1 (2%) 0 < 0.001 < 0.001
    Unchanged 45 (92%) 35 (16%)
    Worsened 3 (6%) 178 (84%)
MMSE
    Improved 1 (2%) 3 (1%) < 0.001 < 0.001
    Unchanged 45 (92%) 25 (11%)
    Worsened 3 (6%) 191 (87%)
DAD
    Improved 0 20 (9%) < 0.001 < 0.001
    Unchanged 46 (94%) 12 (5%)
    Worsened 3 (6%) 187 (85%)
DS
    Improved 2 (4%) 11 (5%) < 0.001 < 0.001
    Unchanged 45 (92%) 22 (10%)
    Worsened 2 (4%) 186 (85%)
NPI
    Improved 1 (2%) 55 (25%) < 0.001 < 0.001
    Unchanged 46 (94%) 60 (27%)
    Worsened 2 (4%) 104 (47%)
NPI Caregiver
    Improved 0 44 (20%) < 0.001 0.005
    Unchanged 44 (90%) 82 (37%)
    Worsened 5 (10%) 93 (42%)
CDR-SB
    Improved 0 22 (10%) < 0.001 < 0.001
    Unchanged 47 (96%) 16 (7%)
    Worsened 2 (4%) 181 (83%)
NTB-Memory
    Improved 3 (6%) 0 < 0.001 < 0.001
    Unchanged 42 (86%) 73 (34%)
    Worsened 4 (8%) 143 (66%)
NTB-Executive Function
    Improved 2 (4%) 0 < 0.001 0.016
    Unchanged 44 (90%) 90 (42%)
    Worsened 3 (6%) 126 (58%)
Total NTB
    Improved 4 (8%) 1 (< 1%) < 0.001 0.003
    Unchanged 42 (86%) 60 (28%)
    Worsened 3 (6%) 155 (72%)
a

Chi-squared tests comparing the change from baseline to 78 weeks between AD participants and healthy controls;

b

Difference between groups over time using GEE.