(b).
| Post hoc analysis | VD-VCI | VD-controls | VCI-controls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z | p | Z | p | Z | p | |
| MMSE | 0.91 | 1.000 | 2.93 | 0.0099 | 1.75 | 0.240 |
| HDRS | 4.39 | 0.00003 | 4.74 | 0.000006 | 0.03 | 1 |
| AS | 3.52 | 0.0013 | 4.55 | 0.00001 | 0.64 | 1 |
| SCID | 4.37 | 0.00004 | 4.76 | 0.000006 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Stroop T | 0.24 | 1.000 | 3.10 | 0.0059 | 3.04 | 0.0071 |
| Stroop E | 0.86 | 1.000 | 2.67 | 0.0224 | 3.27 | 0.0031 |
| FAB | 0.45 | 1.000 | 3.28 | 0.0031 | 3.41 | 0.0019 |
VD, patients with vascular depression; VCI, patients with vascular cognitive impairment-no dementia; MMSE, mini mental state examination; ADL, Activity of Daily Living; IADL, Instrumental Activity of Daily Living; HDRS, 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; AS, Apathy Scale; Stroop T, Stroop color-word test interference-time (sec); Stroop E, Stroop color-word test interference-number of errors; FAB, frontal assessment battery; numbers in bold and italic font indicate statistically significant p value.