Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of aggressive and non-aggressive subjects.
| Study populationN=79 | Aggressive subjectsn=31 | Non-aggressive subjectsn=48 | Significancep | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age | 82.7±8.7 | 80.2±11.2 | 84.4±6.2 | 0.1 |
| Sex (% female) | 50 (63.3) | 14 (45.2) | 36 (75.0) | 0.01 |
| Marital status (% living alone) | 50 (63.3) | 15 (48.4) | 35 (72.9) | 0.028 |
| MMSE mean±SD | 17.9±7.1 | 15.13±7.8 | 19.7±5.9 | 0.009 |
| CMAI mean±SD | 46.2±22.1 | 63.3±25.8 | 35.2±8.5 | <0.001 |
| F-RAGE mean±SD | 9.3±13.1 | 21.7±12.9 | 1.2±3.1 | <0.001 |
| NPI mean±SD | 16.4±11.6 | 22.1±10.9 | 12.8±10.7 | <0.001 |
MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; CMAI: Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory, F RAGE: French version of Rating Scale for Aggressive Behaviour in the Elderly, NPI: Neuropsychiatric Inventory, SD: Standard Deviation.