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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 30.
Published in final edited form as: Neuropsychology. 2016 Nov;30(8):946–960. doi: 10.1037/neu0000315

Table 2.

Means and standard deviations for neuropsychological tests and δ scores by diagnostic group.

AD vs. DLB
AD vs. FTD
AD vs. VAD
FTD vs. DLB
DLB vs. VAD
FTD vs. VAD
Test AD DLB AD FTD AD VAD FTD DLB DLB VAD FTD VAD






MMSE 20.6 (6.31) 20.82 (6.93) 20.24 (6.44) 21.03 (7.91) 17.84 (7.03) 20.44 (6.62) 21.2 (7.83) 20.82 (6.93) 19.85 (7.66) 20.44 (6.62) 20.87 (6.61) 20.44 (6.62)
LM-I 3.84 (3.39) 5.77 (4.1) 4.16 (3.53) 6.34 (4.87) 3.86 (4.21) 5.27 (3.74) 6.17 (4.74) 5.77 (4.1) 5.55 (4.86) 5.27 (3.74) 4.58 (3.94) 5.27 (3.74)
LM-D 1.93 (2.83) 4.18 (3.92) 2.33 (3.15) 4.84 (4.74) 1.77 (2.75) 2.95 (3.91) 4.47 (4.36) 4.18 (3.92) 3.77 (4.11) 2.95 (3.91) 2.74 (3.44) 2.95 (3.91)
DS-F 6.75 (2.33) 6.68 (2.19) 6.63 (2.41) 6.62 (2.63) 6.87 (2.2) 6.68 (1.95) 6.68 (2.56) 6.68 (2.19) 6.63 (2.17) 6.68 (1.95) 6.72 (2.68) 6.68 (1.95)
DS-B 4.38 (2.11) 3.83 (1.83) 4.07 (2.02) 4.31 (2.5) 4.53 (2.06) 4.05 (1.87) 4.45 (2.39) 3.83 (1.83) 3.42 (1.81) 4.05 (1.87) 4.37 (2.48) 4.05 (1.87)
Animals 10.92 (5.73) 10.63 (5.44) 10.88 (5.43) 10.25 (6.17) 9.33 (5.13) 9.23 (4.97) 10.22 (5.99) 10.63 (5.44) 10.75 (6.32) 9.23 (4.97) 9.29 (4.52) 9.23 (4.97)
Vegetables 6.83 (4.09) 6.66 (3.57) 6.55 (4.01) 6.22 (4.19) 5.83 (3.7) 6.52 (3.64) 6.02 (3.9) 6.66 (3.57) 7.05 (4.28) 6.52 (3.64) 5.54 (3.28) 6.52 (3.64)
TMT-Aa 77.49 (44.39) 54.07 (42.8) 77.1 (45.14) 84.84 (41.3) 74.24 (42.58) 54.2 (37.11) 84.56 (41.33) 54.07 (42.8) 53.31 (43.1) 54.2 (37.11) 68.22 (44.3) 54.2 (37.11)
TMT-Ba 98.3 (87.11) 44.02 (71.36) 101.97 (91.5) 125.93 (93.17) 79.1 (79.77) 46.4 (69.3) 120.44 (91.03) 44.02 (71.36) 37.88 (64.78) 46.4 (69.3) 102.14 (88.21) 46.4 (69.3)
DSC 25.98 (14.59) 19.09 (11.21) 24.45 (14.98) 30.05 (14.84) 22.92 (13.69) 20.22 (12.58) 29.4 (14.22) 19.09 (11.21) 18.75 (10.33) 20.22 (12.58) 24.61 (13.47) 20.22 (12.58)
BNT 20.31 (7.44) 22.6 (5.91) 22.11 (6.95) 20.79 (8.52) 16.4 (8.2) 19.17 (6.84) 20.98 (8.43) 22.6 (5.91) 20.71 (7.56) 19.17 (6.84) 19.72 (7.7) 19.17 (6.84)
FAQa 11.44 (8.45) 8.4 (8.11) 12.43 (8.28) 9.59 (8.34) 7.66 (7.53) 8.63 (8.59) 8.98 (8.29) 8.4 (8.11) 8.54 (8.45) 8.63 (8.59) 7.62 (8.13) 8.63 (8.59)
d −1.84 (1.33) −1.92 (1.45) −1.89 (1.39) −1.85 (1.64) −2.47 (1.56) −2.04 (1.33) −1.84 (1.6) −1.92 (1.45) −2.14 (1.61) −2.04 (1.33) −1.99 (1.27) −2.04 (1.33)

Note. AD = Alzheimer's disease; DLB = dementia with Lewy Bodies; FTD = Frontotemporal dementia; VAD = Vascular dementia; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; LM-I = Logical Memory – Immediate; LM-D = Logical Memory – Delayed; DS-F = Digit Span – Forward; DS-B = Digit Span – Backward; TMT-A = Trail Making Test part A; TMT-B = Trail Making Test part B; DSC = Digit Symbol Coding; BNT = Boston Naming Test; FAQ = Functional Activities Questionnaire.

a

TMT and FAQ scores are recoded so that high scores are reflective of better performance.