Table 1.

Demographic characteristics in AD patients and elderly controls

	AD (n=21)	EC (n=22)
Age (years)	78.62±6.66	71.00±6.85
Range	65-88	65-84
Gender (M:F)	7:14	8:16
Education level (years)	6.81±4.08	12.32±4.42
Range	15-04	12-04
FAQ**	19.19±7.27	0.32±1.04
NPI total score*	17.33±12.09	6.23±7.45
CSDD total score*	10.33±6.91	5.50±3.88
IQCODE score	3.90±0.60	2.88±0.52
MAC-Q score	26.10±5.77	25.45±6.61
AQ-D cognitive changes score**	25.48±16.15	5.45±7.72
AQ-D behavioral changes score*	8.81±10.31	3.23±5.74
AQ-D total score**	34.76± 24.77	8.95±12.25

AD: Alzheimer's disease; EC: Elderly controls; M:F: Male:Female; FAQ: Functional Activities Questionnaire; NPI: Neuropsychiatric Inventory; CSDD: Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia; IQCODE: Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in Elderly; MAC-Q: Memory Complaint Questionnaire; AQ-D: Anosognosia Questionnaire for Dementia. Values expressed as means±SD or Percentage.

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01 (Student's t-test).