Table 4.
Demographic, cognitive, and functional characteristics of fast decline (FD) survivors and FD dropouts(mean±SD)
| FD survivors | FD dropouts | ANOVA | |
| Age-T0 | 76.9±6.5 | 77.6±7.2 | n.s. |
| Age of onset | 74.5±7.2 | 74.6±7.4 | n.s. |
| Age T0-age of onset | 2.3±1.8 | 2.8±2.9 | n.s. |
| Education (years) | 6.3±4.2 | 5.2±3.1 | n.s. |
| MMSE | |||
| T0 | 22.8±2.5 | 17.9±4.5 | F [1,60] = 19.2 p < 0.001, η2 = 0.243 |
| T42 | 16.4±3.8 | 11.3±5.9 | F [1,23] = 6.82 p < 0.05, η2 = 0.229 |
| ADL | |||
| T0 | 5.0±1.3 | 4.5±1.5 | n.s. |
| T42 | 3.0±1.3 | 2.0±1.7 | n.s. |
| IADL | |||
| T0 | 3.9±1.9 | 2.9±2.2 | n.s. |
| T42 | 0.8±0.8 | 1.0±1.7 | n.s. |
| Chi-square test | |||
| Gender | 6 M, 14 F | 10 M, 32 F | n.s. |
| Familiar history of dementia | 2/8 (12 m.d.) | 8/17 (25 m.d.) | n.s. |
MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; ADL, Activities of Daily Living; IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.