Table 2.
Differences in cognitive performance between participants with Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) and controls.
| Variable classification | Variable | DLB group | Control group | df | F | p | ||
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| Mean DLB | SD DLB | Mean Ctrls | SD Ctrls | |||||
| Global functioning | Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) | 22.40 | 2.80 | 29.00 | 1.30 | 1, 34 | 90.24 | <.001 |
| Dementia Rating Scale (DRS) | 108.60 | 17.57 | 136.38 | 4.43 | 1, 34 | 48.72 | <.001 | |
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| Visual processing | Visual Object and Space Perception (VOSP) Test, Object | 61.20 | 4.35 | 67.95 | 5.82 | 1, 34 | 14.41 | .01 |
| Visual Object and Space Perception (VOSP) Test, space | 35.20 | 10.58 | 45.48 | 4.62 | 1, 34 | 15.76 | <.001 | |
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| Attention | Test of Everyday Attention (TEA), visual selection | −2.22 | .59 | .97 | 1.90 | 1, 34 | 58.61 | <.001 |
| Test of Everyday Attention (TEA), sustained attention | −2.02 | 2.41 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1, 34 | 39.52 | <.001 | |
| Test of Everyday Attention (TEA), switching attention | −2.25 | 2.40 | 1.94 | 1.81 | 1, 34 | 29.92 | <.001 | |
| Useful Field of View (UFOV), processing speed | 272.07 | 120.32 | 24.91 | 16.74 | 1, 34 | 87.25 | <.001 | |
| Useful Field of View (UFOV), divided attention | 432.20 | 135.17 | 152.52 | 116.45 | 1, 34 | 44.16 | <.001 | |
| Useful Field of View (UFOV), selective attention | 490.20 | 37.96 | 304.76 | 115.13 | 1, 34 | 35.86 | <.001 | |