Table 2.
Demographic and neuropsychological profiles of each PPA-S subgroup.
| Measure (max score) | Higher performing PPA-S subgroup |
Lower performing PPA- S subgroup |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 63.6 (5.8) | 60.0 (6.8) |
| Gender (M/F) | 8/4 | 2/5 |
| Education (years) | 15.6 (3.3) | 15.6 (2.3) |
| Symptom duration (years) | 4.0 (2.4) | 4.2 (1.3) |
| Aphasia Quotient (100) | 87.6 (5.9) | 75.6 (8.4)* |
| Boston Naming Test (60) | 15.6 (9.9) | 5.4 (3.5)* |
| PPVT (36) | 21.9 (7.2) | 13.9 (5.6)* |
| Facial Recognition (54) | 46.7 (4.0) | 44.9 (2.4) |
| Shapes Verification Task (100) | 100.0 (0.0) | 99.8 (0.4) |
| Thematic Verification Task (100) | 94.1 (2.6) | 75.1 (10.0)* |
Values are shown mean (SD). The PPA-S sample was split into those performing above versus below the group average on the thematic verification task.
*
Significant differences between subgroups (p < .05).