Table 1.
Characteristics of subjects classified by diagnostic groups
| AD (n = 54) | bvFTD (n = 31) | rtFTD (n = 13) | svPPA (n = 14) | NC (n = 75) | F-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (M/F) | 27/27 | 22/9 | 7/6 | 8/6 | 34/41 | χ2 = 6.05 |
| Age | 63.46 (8.68)† | 60.52 (9.47)† | 63.92 (5.91) | 61.07 (7.53)† | 69.79 (8.18) | 9.52* |
| Education | 16.19 (2.59)† | 15.33 (2.95)† | 16.31 (3.25) | 16.50 (2.50) | 17.73 (2.19) | 5.84* |
| MMSE | 21.96 (5.95)† | 23.58 (7.14)† | 25.58 (5.56) | 20.77 (7.01)† | 29.30 (0.90) | 24.18* |
| CDR (0.5/1/2/3) | 27/23/3/0 | 2/15/10/4 | 8/4/1/0 | 7/6/1/0 | χ2 = 34.48 | |
| GDS | 7.49 (4.76)† | 8.68 (6.53)† | 7.15 (6.82)† | 10.42 (5.48)† | 2.34 (2.84)† | 17.52* |
*
P < 0.05.
†
P < 0.05 versus NCs based on post hoc Dunnett’s test.
AD, Alzheimer’s disease; bvFTD, behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia; svPPA, semantic variant of primary progressive aphasia; rtFTD, right temporal variant frontotemporal dementia; NC, normal control; MMSE, Mini Mental State Examination; CDR, Clinical Dementia Rating; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale.