Table 3.
Clinical features related to scales (mean and standard deviation) by dementia severity.
| Dementia severity | Number of patients | GDS | MMSE | NPI: total score | NPI - apathy domain | AES | Cornell depression |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDR 1 | 6 | 3±1a | 23±3.3 | 16.5±20.6 | 2.3±3.2 | 41.5±18.4 | 8.66±6.34 |
| CDR 2 | 5 | 4.4±0.5 | 18.6±2.5 | 19.6±17.5 | 3.8±4.7 | 44.4±17 | 8.40±5.12 |
| CDR 3 | 4 | 6.5±0.6b.c | 7±4.2b.c | 43.2±15.4 | 11.3±1.5b.c | 62±7.7 | 13.25±6.29 |
CDR: Clinical Dementia Rating; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; NPI: Neuropsychiatric Inventory; GDS: Global Deterioration Scale; AES: Apathy Evaluation Scale.
a
Significant difference between CDR1 and CDR2 patients;
b
Significant difference between CDR2 and CDR3 patients;
c
Significant difference between CDR1 and CDR3 patients.