Table 3.
Comparison of mean Neuropsychiatric Symptom prevalences among SVaD, CSVaD and VaCIND groups.
| Neuropsychiatric symptoms | SVaD (n=810) | CSVaD (n=557) | VaCIND (n=159) | p-value | Post-hoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delusion | 19.68 (10.68) | 16.16 (8.78) | 12.18 (9.09) | .519 | – |
| Hallucination | 10.79 (10.06) | 12.21 (9.92) | 1.85 (1.78) | .272 | – |
| Agitation | 33.45 (14.30) | 41.33 (13.34) | 16.30 (7.53) | .036 | CSVaD≠VaCIND |
| Depression | 52.63 (15.69) | 53.34 (15.50) | 45.94(23.40) | .798 | – |
| Anxiety | 36.37 (10.28) | 36.09 (10.53) | 31.28(10.61) | .759 | – |
| Euphoria | 5.41 (5.30) | 9.99 (10.20) | 3.04 (3.68) | .350 | – |
| Apathy | 49.02 (19.78) | 50.24 (16.21) | 17.14 (8.86) | .025 | CSVaD≠VaCIND; SVaD≠VaCIND |
| Disinhibition | 17.27 (9.11) | 10.83 (11.11) | 6.88 (1.76) | .254 | – |
| Irritability | 38.23 (12.21) | 40.34 (19.32) | 34.08 (8.73) | .839 | – |
| Motor alterations | 17.60 (14.28) | 22.47 (17.23) | 5.43 (7.73) | 2.73 | – |
| Sleeping alterations | 33,47 (21,90) | 44.85 (22.94) | 26.13(28.83) | .447 | – |
| Appetite alterations | 37.98 (20.76) | 40.23 (28.20) | 26.82(14.83) | .710 | – |
| Total | 92.53 (4.55) | 88.07 (16.42) | 73.83(22.89) | .226 | – |
BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia; SVaD: Subcortical Vascular Dementia; CSVaD: Cortical-subcortical Vascular Dementia; VaCIND: Vascular Cognitive Impairment No-Dementia.